Pakistan

Asma Jahangir calls for judicial probe into Abbottabad operation

SCBA president says Pakistani govt should not compromise on its sovereignty and national interests.

Express May 09, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the American operation against Osma bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, terming the operation by US forces as a breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty.

The SCBA president said American interference in Pakistan's internal matters can harm relations between the two countries. She said the Pakistani government should not compromise on its sovereignty and national interests.

Last Sunday, American special forces killed America’s most wanted terrorist al Qaeda kingpin Osama bin Laden in a late night operation in the garrison town of Abbottabad.

Pakistan has been facing the far right’s wrath at home and criticism abroad over the circumstances that had led to the killing of Bin Laden. The killing of Bin Laden has put a strain on Pak-US relations.

The attack has drawn criticism from many political leaders and parties claiming that the operation was a breach of Pakistan's sovereignty and accusations that it happened with consent from the Pakistani government and military. Pakistan, however, has maintained that it did not have prior information at any stage about the impending assault.

COMMENTS (17)

Shazia George | 13 years ago | Reply Probing the Abbottabad incident is good suggestion by Ms. Asma but why this decision is only for the very high international level issue, why she does not call for inquiry for the every little problems (load shedding of gas and electricity, inflation, poverty, corruption, low wages, extra judicial murders, violation of human rights and attack on minorities etc) in Pakistan, by which the poor citizens are suffering daily and try to call the attention of the high authorities to their problems. They conduct rallies and protests but at time no one is there to pay attention to them. But Abbotabad matter has become more important for Ms. Asma to probe, but I think the probe should be around, why USA forces did unilateral operation again Osama, why didn't USA launch joint operation with PAK forces. Does USA trust PAK? Do high officials of Pak. has strong ties with destructive groups? Are Pak forces doing operation against terrorist element up to the mark? Is there any chance of leakage of information in ISI?

Suneel Malik | 13 years ago | Reply I agree with Asma but on one condition that, the inquiry should not only be restricted to Abbotabad incident, but across the board. We all want inquiry into the incident because USA has violated our sovereignty, what about the inquiry of those (terrorists) who are violating our sovereignty on daily basis, what about the inquiry of those politicians and ISI officials who have soft corners for the terrorist elements causing terror and violence in the society, what about the inquiry who are supporting financially to these terrorist groups. Our rulers are betraying our nation, country and their allies, therefore no one trusts them. This calls for inquiry of all those elements who are insincere with their job and responsibilities. Suneel Malik

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tp | 13 years ago | Reply Pakis lost their bread and bargain power. Not any more able to ask to US money to war on terror.

zoya | 13 years ago | Reply Asma J seems to have no work this is a good subject for her she shud inquire as to why are we paying such high taxes , why prices on food items have reached the sky , normal man is suffering ??? why are they always rallys which causes traffic jams , why so much load shedding. plitical parties fighting & us suffering with road blocks , all shops closed ,no petrol ,no cng yyyyyyyyyyyyy??? so many Problems in our OWN country . She has so much to do in own country ... .they all think Citizens /Public are Mad & that we dont know anything . Diversionssssssssssss are always created by them .

Mirza | 13 years ago | Reply Any judicial or any kind of probe is useless unless: Headed by neutral team of retired SC. The report must come out and implemented. There have been too many reports like the worst surrender in East Pakistan, called Humood Rehman Commission Report are still growing mold and did not see the light of the day. Nobody from the army has ever been punished for ethnic cleansing of Bengalis, Kargil, hanging first elected PM, to name a few. It is only the US which has exposed the duplicity of army. Once the army starts following the US directions again, everything would be fine. Military incorporated, more power to you!

TruthNFacts | 13 years ago | Reply @Genius: This is what Noam Chomsky has been voicing for years. He quotes the example of people power when they came out during Vietnam war days and compelled the US war lords to pull out forces from Vietnam. It is the responsibility of people of the US to stop war maniacs in Washington and put enough pressure on these imperialists not to save the world only, but to save their own country as well.

meekal ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Madam, You call is worthwhile. But you are kidding yourself. Hell, we don't even publish air crash reports -- as required by the ICAO. And you want a judicial probe on issues of high national security that will expose criminal negligence?!

Jalal | 13 years ago | Reply $20 Billion for one man and 9 yrs ! Couldn't Pakistan do the job themselves.... Why would US need to violate Pakistan's ? Didn't Bin Laden and all the terrorists who Pakistan has coughed up over the past years..violate Pakistani Sovereignty ? Why did your'll not go after them ? Bin Laden was not a Pakistani national. How did he violate your sovereignty ? Fake names, passports, high walls, security cameras and ISI service ! Pakistani's better not have double standards - one standard to judge US or outsiders and another to judge themselves or Bin Laden.

Genius | 13 years ago | Reply Judicial inquiry will achieve nothing now. We all know very well that the world is being over run by crooks and criminals supervised by the Godless Romans. Rome indeed had moved north to London for a few centuries and now it has migrated to Washington now. One should never forget that the religion of the Godless Romans was and is "Might is Right". The people of the USA in common with the people of the world, are slaves to those who have organised to take and keep people slaves. These slave takers are the various Mafias who rule over the good, bad and ugly people of the USA. Slavery exists the world over simply because people love to be and remain slaves. People want to rally round a leader or a party. This mentality among the people is the cause of slavery. Slave taking has got a very attractive name. It is called "Democracy". Democracy is by the people, of the people, for the people, as such democracy does not exist anywhere. The crooks and criminals in the USA create those phoney wars just to defraud the US taxpayers. Only a fraction of billions of those dollars that are transferred into the coffers of the various Mafias in servicing those phoney wars would have given the US citizens a wonderful health, schooling and transport system at no further cost to the people. But slave mentality and hence, slavery persists even in the USA. Why? The people of the USA have done wonderful things to make the USA what it is today yet forgot to achieve democracy. Organising to keep the elected under the control of the electors is the only way to achieve democracy. It is totally the responsibility of the masses to come out to join hands together to organise themslves to be able to make the elected or anyone accountable. If the masses do not make a move to organise themselves, slavery will remain their lot. For ever.

Nighat | 13 years ago | Reply @Noor Nabi: It appears to me that you have some problems with army. soooo negative all over.

Nighat | 13 years ago | Reply judicial inquiry does not work in everything. parliamentary committee must be used to probe instead of putting tons of load of ch iftikhar and his team.

Nadeem Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply When generals, politicians, mullahs and media are making money from this business, why lawyers and judges should be left behind. I suggest doctors to forget their demands and join this business. They are more qualified than others to lead any probe.

guest | 13 years ago | Reply go for probe and again waste recources

Nadeem Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Thank You San for calling spade a spade, this stupid women should know that Osama breached Pakistani sovereignty many years before Americans did. Pakistanis lost their sovereignty when they began harbouring terrorists three decades ago.

Hasan | 13 years ago | Reply Asma should be made head of inquiry commission and then all will see how it comes out.

Noor Nabi | 13 years ago | Reply All power to Asma's demand. Such enquiry would also address the role of Pakistan's overpaid and underperforming military establishment.

san | 13 years ago | Reply stupid women...the whole World should be thankful to USA instead critising them...she need to do something for the fishes in arabian sea...if they eat OBL old and rotten meat they might be threat to whole humanity...then we have to bomb fishes..:P

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