The lawyers and Bar Associations across the country celebrated the
Iftikhar Day on January 31, 2008. Mr. Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif
honoured our District Bar Khushab with a visit at the oath taking
ceremony of the office-bearers. In his address he mentioned how he had
been was advised by the government official to take the oath under PCO
and enjoy the benefits. The best part of his address was where he said
that your post, no matter how esteemed it be, is the cause of hatred
and disrespect, it is worth nothing and so he refused to take the oath
under PCO.

Remember that Mr. Justice Khwaja Sharif would have been the Chief
Justice of the High Court Lahore by now had he taken the PCO oath.
Indeed, he has sacrificed a lot for the movement for the restoration of
Justice Iftikhar and the independence of judiciary. Lets hope that his
sacrifice and the like do not go wasted.