Justice Vital to Ending Suicide: Lawyers
Justice vital to ending suicide blasts: lawyers
* Lawyers to observe F-8 blast victims’ anniversary today* Sacked chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry to participate
By Atif Khan
ISLAMABAD: A comprehensive social, economic and judicial system is vital to stop suicide attacks in the country, said lawyers on Wednesday.They were talking to Daily Times about extraordinary security arrangements at the district courts.The Islamabad administration has laid down barbed wires around district courts and installed security gates at the entrance of judges’ rooms. The extraordinary security measures were taken after receiving suicide attack threats to the district and sessions judges of Islamabad on July 10.“Laying down barbed wire or installation of security gates cannot stop suicide attempts but create a nuisance for the lawyers and visitors,” said Islamabad Bar Association President Haroonur Rasheed.He was of the view that main causes of resentment among people and different groups needed to be addressed at policymaking level. “These so-called security measures are creating panic among lawyers and visitors to the district courts,” he added.He said laying down barbed wire around courts is an attempt to stop people from seeking justice. He said effective and efficient law-enforcement agencies were needed to bust the terrorists to stop suicide bombing.Advocate M Tanveer said people were facing worse economic injustice for the last 60 years due to inequitable socio-economic system in the country. He said due to sky rocketing inflation people were expressing their resentment through suicide attacks.He said people visiting the district courts were not getting justice. He said a common man could not even get date of hearing of his case without bribing the lower rank employees of the courts.He said policymakers should change the prevailing judicial system of injustice to avoid a civil war in the country.He said when courts would start delivering justice to people the suicide bombing would automatically stop.July 17 suicide blast victims’ anniversary: Lawyers will observe the anniversary of the F-8 Markaz suicide blast victims on July 17. Last year on this date 18 people had lost their life in the blast during a lawyers meeting, which was about to be addressed by sacked chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. In this connection lawyers will hold Quran Khawani for the departed souls at 10am on Thursday (today). Chaudhry will also attend the anniversary and participate in dua at 5.00 pm.Rasheed said participation of Chaudhry was not political and he would not deliver any speech on this occasion.
* Lawyers to observe F-8 blast victims’ anniversary today* Sacked chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry to participate
By Atif Khan
ISLAMABAD: A comprehensive social, economic and judicial system is vital to stop suicide attacks in the country, said lawyers on Wednesday.They were talking to Daily Times about extraordinary security arrangements at the district courts.The Islamabad administration has laid down barbed wires around district courts and installed security gates at the entrance of judges’ rooms. The extraordinary security measures were taken after receiving suicide attack threats to the district and sessions judges of Islamabad on July 10.“Laying down barbed wire or installation of security gates cannot stop suicide attempts but create a nuisance for the lawyers and visitors,” said Islamabad Bar Association President Haroonur Rasheed.He was of the view that main causes of resentment among people and different groups needed to be addressed at policymaking level. “These so-called security measures are creating panic among lawyers and visitors to the district courts,” he added.He said laying down barbed wire around courts is an attempt to stop people from seeking justice. He said effective and efficient law-enforcement agencies were needed to bust the terrorists to stop suicide bombing.Advocate M Tanveer said people were facing worse economic injustice for the last 60 years due to inequitable socio-economic system in the country. He said due to sky rocketing inflation people were expressing their resentment through suicide attacks.He said people visiting the district courts were not getting justice. He said a common man could not even get date of hearing of his case without bribing the lower rank employees of the courts.He said policymakers should change the prevailing judicial system of injustice to avoid a civil war in the country.He said when courts would start delivering justice to people the suicide bombing would automatically stop.July 17 suicide blast victims’ anniversary: Lawyers will observe the anniversary of the F-8 Markaz suicide blast victims on July 17. Last year on this date 18 people had lost their life in the blast during a lawyers meeting, which was about to be addressed by sacked chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. In this connection lawyers will hold Quran Khawani for the departed souls at 10am on Thursday (today). Chaudhry will also attend the anniversary and participate in dua at 5.00 pm.Rasheed said participation of Chaudhry was not political and he would not deliver any speech on this occasion.
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