Reformation in The Justice System Needed

The cold blooded killing of Sarfraz Shah, the 18 years old boy, by the Para-military forces in the streets of Karachi has raised several questions in my mind and definitely in the minds of millions of others. The boy who was an accused bandit was shot dead by the Para–military personnel in the broad day light. He kept on begging for mercy and pleaded that he must be taken to hospital but he was left there trembling. We were still in the delirium of the deaths of five Chechen nationalists who were murdered in the same fashion by the Security Forces. They were alleged suicide bombers but later reports confirmed that they were unarmed. This forces me to recollect the murder of two brothers: Mughees and Muneeb, who were killed in the public by the outrageous mob. In all these incidents the accused were killed ruthlessly by the people who were entrenched in anger and fear.

          All these developments force me to think about this issue and I find the solution of all these problems in only one thing which is the betterment of Justice System. A society can not prevail if it is based on inequality and injustice. For about last 67 years, we have been breeding this problem which has now taken the present exacerbated form. People do not believe in the obsolete and lethargic Justice System of Pakistan and as a consequence they have learnt to settle things themselves which leads to such tragic incidents. We are living in a country where rich is becoming richer and poor is becoming poorer. This inequality has sowed the seeds of hatred among the different sects of Pakistani Society. We have been made selfish and inconsiderate towards other human beings due to this prevalent problem of inequality.

          In the present system, people do not get justice and cases are prolonged for years. Moreover, due to different domestic problems like inflation, load shedding etc people have become frustrated and they release their anger through these means. The lingering War on Terrorism has created a mass hysteria in the masses and they have become skeptical about each and everything.

          We need accountability across the board to solve our problems. These incidents are damaging our reputation more than any other incident. We are being depicted as a wild and savage nation. The only remedy is bringing reforms in our Justice System so that people again start believing these institutions. And matters are settled in courts and not on the streets.