Comment by khalid Hassan on April 9, 2008 at 5:10pm

As said, the whole incident was another example of the sorry & disappointing situation of our entire judiciary & law & order system. Although the situation could have been less ironic and more interesting if the victim was Wasi Zafar rather then Mr. Afgan. Mr. Aitezaz Ehsan's resignation is at least a good sign in this whole freak show which is quite unusual (in our political culture) that people would accept the responsibility & step down (at least he is smart enough to realize that it would cost him more to stay then resign).

Comment by Riaz Haq on April 9, 2008 at 9:55pm

While there was no expectation from the politicians to be truthful and take responsibility for lawyers violence, it was a pleasant surprise to see Mr. Aitazaz Ahsan show a sense of responsibility by resigning. However, barely 24 hours after the resignation, Mr. Ahsan has started to backtrack and use "conspiracy theories" and "invisible hands" and place the blame on his favorite target: President Musharraf.
According to the BBC, "a top Pakistani lawyer (Mr. Ahsan) has condemned President Musharraf following the attack on Mr Niazi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, at a press conference in Karachi he played down talk of resignation and instead called on President Musharraf to go."
Knowing the popularity and power of Sharif Brothers in Lahore, is it possible that this could have happened without a tacit approval by PML(N)? I doubt it. Have either of the brothers come out to unequivocally condemn the actions of the lawless lawyers? Not to my knowledge. Instead, they seem to be making lame excuses for what happened

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