JUDICIARY OF THE THIRD WORLD & PAKISTAN
AND JUSTICE SYSTEM
The misery of third world countries is that
the people suffer from similar difficulties as the 98 percent of the people of
Pakistan do. Pakistan is no exception and is in third world, too. The people of
Pakistan have been facing tyranny, injustices and denial to fair trial and
speedy dispensation of the justice since last 75 years.
Like everything, there's a reason behind this
anomaly. The key issue is the artificial democracy designed and imposed by
selective hands in power corridors.
The military establishment is the architect of
this type of lame and artificial democracy. Corrupt practices come next in
these countries of the third world. The menace of corruption is deep rooted in
these countries and is the number one priority and thus implemented. The sole
criterion is just to mint money, rob taxpayers money and plunder the exchequer
and the money borrowed from world leasing institutions. There is hardly any
government institution where there is no corruption. In small courts, from
staffers to judges, all force the seekers of justice to first bribe them and
through bribes, the cases are decided. The higher and apex courts are primarily
under the influence of the military establishment or country's powerful elite.
So, a different methodology is applied there. The different methodology
involves sophisticated styles of bribes and underhand transactions. Henceforth,
the fate of the cases is decided. Under the influence of the military
establishment, the powerful elite and influential politicians, laws are
redefined to favour them in contrast to the constitution of these countries by
respective Supreme Courts. Thus, the bad are reproduced as the good in these
Kangaroo Courts of the third world. This corrupt mechanism rules the judicial
system and no poor man can approach these Kangaroo Courts because the process
involves huge money from lawyers fees, court expenses. Even, one applicant who
is desirous to get a remedy from these houses of justice can't see a glimpse of
justice even if he sells out his own house and other properties.
Pakistan stands on top because since day one
of its ok inception, the military establishment occupied this country and has
been reigning it since last 75 years. The military establishment imposed
Martial Laws multiple times and suspended the constitution and suppressed
rights and freedoms. The worst of worst is that the country's apex court has
facilitated the military dictators and validated the Martial Laws. Conversely,
the so-called democratic governments that came to power in the rest of the
period were also under the influence of the military establishment and adopted
the economic and foreign policies of the country choreographed by their masters
in military dresses. Even the annual budget that solely derives substantiality
from the civilian taxpayers is bound to be clear by the military masters. To
top it, the military extracts more than half of the budget to meet its richness
of expenses. In fact, the so-called democratic governments have always been
infallible aides to their military masters who are Ph.Ds in corruption. These
so-called democratic civilian rulers always green-signalled the 2 percent
military elite to mint money through massive corruption and give their
corruption a legal cover. Till date, not a single of corrupt military brass was
tried despite long tales of their massive corruption tales in national and
international media.
The people of Pakistan should honestly
consider that they must have seen the country's apex court working day and
night only to protect the interests of the big-wigs. But, the apex court is
totally void of any idea of protecting the rights of a common man. The apex
court judges resume the court at midnight to provide a healing remedy to the
elite. The Supreme Court of the country, or they would have seen the Supreme
Court continue to debate on matters of the constitution that revolves around
the interests of the country's elite. Has anyone seen the Supreme Court working
in the morning and evening or till late night for the 98 percent of the poor of
the country?
Therefore, the people of the third world have
to critically examine the role of the judiciary and pay heed to my philosophy
of "Realism and Practicalism" to bring corruption-free democracy in
their respective countries. Many may sarcastically review this idea as a tricky
business people but they must look back and thus they will learn that it was
only me who having applied the philosophy of Realism and Practicalism raised
the common man and elevated him to the level of country's lawmakers. Who else
did it in all the general elections held in the 75-year history of Pakistan? My
political party, the MQM, got the educated youth from the lower ranks of the
society elected as members of the houses of the elected representatives.
I ask Pakistan's intelligentsia, journalists,
analysts and critics to set aside their political and ideological differences
and grudges and find out a solution to this atmosphere of suppression that I've
presented in this brief write-up.
Stay blessed!
ALTAF HUSSAIN
May 31, 2023.