UK Lawyers Condemn Blasts in Lahore
Association of Pakistani Lawyers a team of Pakistani origin lawyers, Solicitors, Barristers, Judges in UK jointly condemn blasts in Lahore which resulted in the death of over 20 police personnel as well as lay citizens and scores of injured and APL have jointly expressed their condolences to the families of the people in particular the police personnel who died in the line of their duty and those who have lost their lives as victims and have expressed sympathies with those who are injured.
They demanded from Govt of the day to provide free medical aid to all of them indiscriminately and announce a relief and rehabilitation package for the families of those who died in the line of duty and or became victim of circumstances as one bread winner runs a whole family unit in Pakistan and without Governmental package those families will suffer sever hardships in future.
APL demanded from that the Govt of Pakistan and in particular Punjab to ensure law an order situation in Pakistan without which holding elections seems impossible and this atmosphere of confrontation must be replaced with national consensus and reconciliation. In civilized world Government’s take responsibility if they fail to ensure law and order situation especially after the incident such as the death of former Premier despite her warnings, but we do understand that accountability level of the local Govt’s is at an initial stage and resignation tradition has not been introduced in Pakistan as yet, therefore we demand that necessary protection is provided to the lay people of Pakistan who are dying at whole sale scale looking at killings on Nishtar Park, 12th May, 18th October, 27 December 2007 and now on 10th January 2008..
APL demands that SC appoints a judicial enquiry and brings those to account who have violated the law of the land as well as hold enquiry on the specific point on the root cause of this increase ‘suicidal attacks’ in the society as over 80 attacks in the year 2007 are a matter of great public concern for the internal stability and security of the country and the possible causes of such attacks needs to be known to the people of Pakistan so that with collective wisdom nation fights with this new menace. However, security of the public places must be beefed up during the month of Moharram as well as election(s) to avoid further damage.
We all hope that our collective effort is fruitful to bring Pakistan out of this turmoil and we hope that our voice reaches to those rulers who make decision(s) to listen to it and act accordingly for rule of law, justice and to save the country from imminent dangers.
Amjad Malik, MA, LLM
Solicitor-Advocate of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
Life Member SCBA (Pakistan)
Vice Chair Association of Pakistani Lawyers (UK)
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10 January 2008
- Posted by valiantpk on 10/01/2008.
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