Mukhtar Mai and Jamshed Dasti (II)

SAN FRANCISCO: There are two things that Aitzaz Ahsan should do immediately. First, he needs to make sure that criminal charges are brought against Mr Dasti and his supporters because it is a crime to threaten and intimidate witnesses in a criminal case. Secondly, as a member of the PPP, he should condemn Mr Dasti and demand that his party punish him for his criminal behaviour. Failing that, Ahsan should either resign from the PPP or resign as Mukhtar Mai’s lawyer.

And here is something the rest of us can do: acknowledge our role in letting Ms Mai down. She made a supreme sacrifice for us. We made none in return. Instead of whining about politicians, we should be camping outside her house.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2010.