Thursday, February 6,
2014
RECENTLY Chief Justice
Tassaduq Hussain Jilani ordered a wing at human rights cell of the Supreme
Court to launch a...
Subject: Human Rights cell for Overseas
Pakistanis’?
Recently, Chief Justice Tassaduq
Hussain Gilani has ordered a wing at Human
Rights Cell of the Supreme Court
to launch a complaint cell to address the overseas community issues arising in
their homeland. This announcement is welcomed, but, it has its reservations –
in terms of “absence of a path of channel” whereby, the expatriates float their
voice to the Apex court.
The idea initially generated by
Chief justice will address by and large issues of the expatriates but at the
same time it needs to clear the cloud on its correspondence and feedback loop.
It seeks to safeguard expatriates
rights and interests in terms of their right to vote, address the issues related
to frauds by land grabbers and harassment faced due to their relatives and
attorneys in property matters. This idea will receive laurels in the overseas
community, but, is the wing of Supreme Court fully equipped to meet the
challenges of the problems faced by the expatriates on email only?
Firstly, please intimate the email address of the complaint cell. An
assurance would be certainly appreciated that the concerns of overseas
Pakistanis will be addressed within 24
hours and that too in their homeland.
Secondly,
will the respective embassy of the country of their domain help in coordination
of matters arising as a result of the complaints filed?
Thirdly, will the expatriates have the right to vote in the next
general elections?
When the entry of a common man is
restricted in the Supreme Court, how will Overseas Pakistanis convey their
sentiments and share their sorrow and grief – when there is no mode of channel
specified?
Will a female British Muslim
facing domestic violence be assured that her email would be responded within
24 hours? Will the wing of Human Rights at Apex court rescue her – at
UK embassy expenses? Will the Supreme Court bear the trial expense of British
Muslim? Will the Human Rights cell of the Apex court free her property from her
husband’s hand?
All these questions must be
answered by the concerned authorities before Supreme Court wing of Human Rights
cell makes tall claims that they “would be working” in the best
interests of the “Overseas Pakistanis Welfare.”
The idea, if adhered, in terms of
responding emails and processing the expatriates applications within
24 hours will certainly be mentioned in the overseas community history
with “Golden Words.”
By: KANWAL ABIDI
*Islamabad *Dated: 28th Jan 2013
*Tweets @KANWALanalyst
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