The recent news of some lawyers harassing members of civil society, journalists and the police has raised a lot of eyebrows. Pakistani bloggers remember the heroic role of these men of law in the inspirational and much successful Lawyers movement and question these actions. Full Story »
Posted by Sana Saleem - via Global Voices
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Many in the west have been enamored of the Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan. At the very least this piece serves to humanize them, and at worse cast doubt on their willingness to upload law and order in Pakistan.
i'm happy to see an important story submitted by the writer herself! the incidents described here of lawyers beating up police, journalist and others are clearly concerning, and the writer includes quotes and other sources she used for straightforward reporting of incidents. it feels cut short to me; if she had included a little more of the background context and what has been the reaction among other lawyers and people, or some information to help with understanding why, i ... More »
i hope to see more stories submitted by the writer about subjects for which we usually don't see enough information
This article provides information about lawyer’s action in Pakistan. That is truly news about an issue that I was not aware of. That is good journalism.
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