Perwaiz Musharaff was a simplifier, a less complicated leader with the passion to do things right in the worst political conditions. He made a few mistakes, but which political leader doesnt. So on that account, plus all the good work that was done in his time, he deserves a better treatment. This case is definitely a land mark case. First, there is the challenge of determining what actually happened. Especially in the case of declaring the emergency and the Lal Masjid scenario where he has been maligned of things that his stature and position didnt do. The task or this trial is daunting because almost our entire understanding of events comes from five divergent accounts, each of which has been biased for a distinct audience. To understand the crime of his, which is likely led to his arrest, it is first necessary to understand his role in the government he made. Most significantly, the media and the biased judiciary, manipulate their stories to convict Musharraff. In so doing, these people and the government undoubtedly contributed to the growth of skepticism and bias with all of its tragic consequences. The case should end and he should be given the respect he deserves. Thank you General Sahib for your service to the armed forces, to this country and I wish you well.

I consider the Maulvi Tamizuddin Case of 1954 as a landmark case in the judicial history of Pakistan. When the then Governor General of Pakistan, Ghulam Muhammad dismissed the Constituent Assembly in 1954, Maulvi Tamizuddin being the President (Speaker) of Constituent Assembly filed the petition with Sindh High Court on November 7, 1954 through Advocate Manzar Alam. In the petition, Maulvi Tamizuddin questioned the Governor's General power to dissolve the assembly. The audacity of Maulvi Tamizuddin was stunning for people in the corridors of power. The Government had a heavy contingent of police deployed outside the residence of Maulvi Tamizuddin and his advocate so that none could reach the court. However, Advocate Manzar Alam dodged the police by donning a burqa and reached the High Court in rickshaw. Despite this hostile environment and resistance by Government, Sindh High Court gave a unanimous decision in favor of Maulvi Tamizuddin and overturned the dissolution. Sadly, this landmark judgement was overturned by Federal Court under Justice Munir Alam who upheld the dismissal of Constituent Assembly. This judgement of Federal Court was the starting point when powerful and egoistic heads of government started curtailing the independent decision making powers of Legislative Assembly. Hence started growing an unfortunate trend for undue intrusion into Parliamentary affairs by successive governments under various heads of states including dictators and democratic leaders.

Unfortunately the one landmark case is never brought to trial at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The lawyers like of Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada who give written advices and promulgations to the dictators not one, two but to four. Never charged for assisting the abrogation of law. Sahebzada Qasuir keeps crying in Media he would not expect justice from the Supreme court when it was the same court that delivered him the execution for his arch rival Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto who was ultimately hand without mercy appeal or relief. And now the same Lawyer Qasuri is telling Pakistan Nation about the forgiveness at Fateh Makkah and other incidences. These type of lawyers should be brought to justice they get money and advice and people like Musharraf suffer and had to stay in hospital for extended times and then the show goes on. So let us wait for the day of true justice when these epic lawyers are tried for their abatement and assistance in the law and constitution breaking history of Pakistan over several decades and several administrations.

I think it is the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case and Asghar khan case. In both cases, democracy was derailed and the consequences of the crimes committed by military and intelligence agencies respectively resulted in us being at this crucial stage of our history. The dangerous thing is that election rigging still happens and that is what is the most devastating thing that still happen to this date. One more thing, Mentioning criminals over here, doesn't really mean that they are less patriotic. In fact military is the most patriotic institution in Pakistan and it is this emotion that led them do the right thing wrongly!