It is an enigma why the media has silenced itself on the various killings of innocent people
PESHAWAR: The concept of delayed justice is not new in Pakistan, but the fact that justice has become the sole authority of the privileged is being felt with its full force as the inequality in its dissemination leads to a tearing of the social fabric.
It is an enigma why the media has silenced itself on the various killings of innocent people such as Sarfaraz Shah or even the killing of Khalid Khwaja around a year ago. Is the mere fact that those accused are stronger than the affected reason enough for delayed justice and the lack of interest being exhibited by the Supreme Court? If that is the case, then why is a single incident such as the murder of Saleem Shahzad being given extra privilege? Is the death of Wali Khan Babar and the hoards of other such cases of journalistic murders not of equal significance? Should they not be solved before proceeding any further?
Why have we become selective in our choice of cases to be put forth for judicial evaluation? Is it justice that we crave for others or is there something in it for us? Will the chief justice please define the parameters for giving some cases more important over others?
Professor Kabil Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2011.
