The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 6, 2010), while criticizing the government for the second time, observed that the system in the country was in jeopardy and the concept of democracy would remain shattered until fundamental rights of the citizens were ensured.
“What type of democracy do we have wherein fundamental rights of the people could not be ensured,” Justice Javed Iqbal observed while heading a three-member bench of the apex court, hearing petitions of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and others.
He said no institution is working properly, the system is on the verge of disaster and someone has to intervene to save it. When the Supreme Court tries to remove the fault, uproar is made, he added.
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