Chief Justice SC Stops Asma Jehangir from Insulting the Army

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in the Memogate hearing had asked Asma Jehangir to refrain from disrespecting Pakistan Army officials and questioned her as to why should the court deem a foreign general’s statement more credible than that of ‘our own men’. The chief justice was heading a nine-member bench of the apex court hearing [...]

Asma Jahangir’s Stance Legally Untenable

Asma Jahangir has a redoubtable and well-earned reputation as a champion of human rights. Most recently, she has garnered much praise for her criticism of the Supreme Court’s decision to set up a commission on memogate. I yield to no one in my admiration of Madam Jahangir’s courage; but she is wrong in this case. To briefly [...]

Asma Jehangir’s Victory is a Bonus for Zardari

The 38 vote victory of Asma Jehangir for the post of President of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association is a big gain for Zardari and his group led by Babar Awan whom Zardari lovingly calls Captain of his legal team. This win would not have been possible without the presence of the third contender for [...]

Asma Jehangir Accused of Representing Asif Zardari

The Zardari camp has openly started supporting Asma Jahangir as the next chief of the Supreme Court Bar Association, said present SCBA President Qazi Anwar. He said that all resources and connections of the government were being used for this purpose. They are bent upon getting Asma elected in the hope that she will stand [...]

Asma Jehangir Again Makes a U-Turn & Criticises Zardari

Leadership in Pakistan is its own worst enemy. It is quick to grab the limelight but lacks the ability to gracefully preserve the often ill-found glory and veneration that falls into its lap. Lessons are not learnt and heroes emerge because of the mistakes of adversaries. Gen Musharraf’s highhandedness made the Supreme Court a champion [...]

Asma Jehangir Says Army Violating Human Rights

Asma Jehangir has accussed the security forces, discovery of mass graves in the conflict-hit region, and the continued suffering of the civilian population. The security forces, in turn, have asked her to come to Swat herself to assess the situation, instead of issuing “sweet” statements from her abode worth crores in Lahore, protected by those [...]

A Turning Point

By Asma Jahangir, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan    The recent carnage in Mumbai is terrifying. Indians are entitled to be angry, hurt and disgusted. The Government of India has alleged that initial evidence indicates that some of the terrorists came from a ‘neighbouring country’. Even though the Prime Minster of India [...]

Asma Jehangir’s Daughters Attacked

The two daughters of Ms. Asma Jehangir were assaulted and illegally held for several hours along with their friends by armed persons of the Pakistan Muslim League Q (PML-Q); they were beaten severely and threatened to be killed. One of the girls was pushed into a room and this was only prevented due to the [...]