Pakistan

Corruption pushed Pakistan to brink of collapse, says CJP

Says people should work to strengthen the system, not destroy it

Rana Tanveer December 02, 2015

CJP says people should work to strengthen the system, not destroy it. PHOTO: EXPRESS

LAHORE: Mismanagement and corruption have pushed the country onto the verge of collapse, said Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali as he emphasised there was no right without a corresponding responsibility.

“We as individuals do not fulfil our responsibilities,” Justice Jamali said while addressing a dinner jointly hosted in his honour by the Pakistan Bar Council and the Lahore High Court Bar Association at the Lahore High Court on Wednesday evening.

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The chief justice lamented how common citizens fail to follow even basic civic rules such as stopping at traffic signals, paying their bills and taxes. He added that the people should not be afraid of accountability, instead they should try their best to maintain the supremacy of law.

He added that it was sad we could not build a Pakistan in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal. Justice Jamali further said that today poverty, illiteracy, high population growth and lawlessness were among the most pressing issues facing the country.

The CJP warned that there would be no heaven-sent saviour that would rid them of their ills and that their best hope remains in tackling issues together.

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In this regard, Justice Jamali said that the Constitution not only binds individuals to safeguard rights but to also discharge their duties to build us as a nation.

He added that they should work to strengthen the system, not destroy it.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3^rd, 2015.

COMMENTS (2)

Asad | 8 years ago | Reply The generalized statement of the CJP that "Mismanagement & Corruption have pushed the country onto the verge of collapse" is just like sitting on the sidelines waiting to jump into the band wagon of Change (to be brought by COAS). CJP is not interested to trigger the start of this 'Change' or fix things right with great urgency. Judiciary, please show guts and save Pakistan.

Hameed | 8 years ago | Reply He has the power of suo moto. Instead of making hollow speeches why doesn't he catch those criminals?

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