Monday, January 19, 2009

Pakistan: Chaudhry Iftikhar pays glowing tributes to Lawyers’ struggle in his speech

Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has appreciated the lawyers' efforts for organizing grand ceremony to pay honor to him.

He said that lawyer's fraternity had nurtured the 'Lawyers Movement' with their precious blood for the independence of judiciary and it deserved r high respect and honor. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry further said that lawyers of Karachi also deserve great respect as they had rendered matchless sacrifices to lead the lawyers' movement forward. He also expressed his regret on 12th May 2007 tragedy and said that he was optimistic about to brought the culprits of 12th May incident to justice. But it was deliberately delayed. The judges of Karachi were punished for taking notice of the 12th May incident, he added. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry further said that some people did not like disbursement of justice to common people and had assaulted Judiciary just to extend their despotic rule.

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