NRO and SC
Brig. Imtiaz and Khwaja Adnan are the first beneficiaries of the defunct NRO to be sent to jail. It has rekindled the expectations of the people from the higher judiciary and they earnestly hope that these two would not be the last ones to go to jail. All NRO beneficiaries would also be made to account for their acts of omission and commission in the courts, irrespective of the high pedestal they occupy presently. People also hope that the President would not grant post haste remission to the blue eyed if the courts find them guilty and sentence them to imprisonment.
It is highly encouraging and reassuring that the Supreme Court of Pakistan seems fully resolved to have its decisions implemented by all including the government. There are no two opinions that for the survival of true democracy in a country its judiciary must be independent, impartial, fair and honest. Mr. Justice Iftikhar Ch., Sir, you owe it to the nation and the nation wishes you Godspeed in your such undertakings.
Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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