Lawyers movement may get fuel

PPP affiliated lawyers are not at all hopeless of the judges reinstatement and a majority of them favour the mode their party will adopt. An expert says, despite this all lawyers movement with the support of the PML(N) and APDM would certainly get a boost. He also sees APDM, which has extended it support to the movement, playing an active role if not in the Parliament but on the road. Judges issue is very much likely to resound in the House by the PML(N) sitting on in the Opposition benches, and the situation is likely to be more pronounced in Punjab where the PML(N) is in coalition with the PPP. And how the PPP Ministers pose to counter it is another big question.

The jurists see lawyers movement becoming intense in the time to come but at the same time find it subsided to an end, if the govt reinstates all the judges.

However, before reaching that end, the likelihood cannot be ruled out that the govt is attempting once again the same August 7 late afternoon move to restore some of the deposed judges of Sindh followed by some other in Punjab to achieve the purpose of creating cleavage in the unity of deposed judges as well as to take the steam out of the lawyers movement. In case the movement got intensified under the umbrella of Punjab govt, the expert say, the central govt may take to the measures to replace the govt or take it under its own control. Or the steps may also come to control the media which is fairly presenting the movement to the public.

The PPP govt too is not denying judges reinstatement and if it does without undue delay as per the democratic voice of people, it would in fact be a win win situation for all. Otherwise, the country was passing through a serious phase not able to afford to any further damage. The sagacity and wisdom is what required by all stakeholders to control further damage, a senior jurist said.