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Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday took suo motu notice of the frequent blockade of roads for VVIP movement all over the country, ordering that the authorities concerned submit a report on the matter.
Blocking thoroughfares for the general public in order to let politicians, bureaucrats and other persons of influence pass through with ease is a go-to move of police officials across Pakistan — a practice viewed as the enabling of VIP culture and promoting class differences.
The discriminatory practice, however, may have finally reached a tipping points, with some now not afraid of flouting police's orders to stop at blockades, even if police claim the inconvenience lasts only for "a few minutes".
An instance of such defiance was observed on Friday, when angry commuters in Karachi forced traffic police to re-open the busy Shahrah-e-Quaideen, which had been blocked to accommodate VVIP movement.
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Jan 08, 2018 08:16pm
Good decision, as there should be NO VVIP protocols for disqualified and corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and celebrities. They are not from other planet, and must be treated like ordinary citizens with minimum security, as it is provided in Europe. Law should be same for all!
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Jan 08, 2018 08:17pm
Kindly make it unconstitutional to block road for vvip.
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Jan 08, 2018 08:17pm
Finally it is being recognized as a problem.
This needs to be resolved and mindset changed.
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Jan 08, 2018 08:17pm
Hon'ble Chief Justice please finish the VIP culture .For doing this you will be remembered in history as best
step taken by some brave CJ ,because no law maker in the assembly will do any thing about it . They enjoy VIP culture.
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Jan 08, 2018 08:22pm
A very reasonable and compassionate step taken by CJP.
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Jan 08, 2018 08:31pm
This practice is everywhere in world. . Needs to be reviewed . It is nice to hear that judiciary in Pakistan has been so aware .
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Jan 08, 2018 09:39pm
Protocol movements are necessary part of society all over the world. Pakistanis should calm down and pray and try to regain patience.
It happens in USA also.
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Jan 08, 2018 10:02pm
I wonder where is NS and others like him who favour people when they are in trouble but when people are in trouble they hardly notice anything. once these non democratic people are elected some or how then they leave behind people and democracy,they become Royal or more than that.
Even they don't care about law and the people whose votes made them reach the office.
This notice by chief justice must be hailed by all those who favour common people and their rights in a democratic country.
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Jan 08, 2018 10:27pm
There should be no VVIP CULUTURE and VVIP PROTOCOL for any one at all.
However, a system should be develop to categorise following people among preferred citizens and treated preferably. Which are:
Families of Martyrs (Shaheed, like Aitzaz Ahsan), Teachers/Professors, Highly accomplished citizens, scientists, etc.
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Jan 08, 2018 10:39pm
I request the courts to outlaw VVIP protocols across the country. These public and private sector VIPs are a menace to society.
No more protocols for politicians, ministers, diplomats, military generals. Also, rich influential private people have also started the practice of private protocols which needs to be penalised heavily.
Law should be strict and equal for everyone.
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Jan 08, 2018 11:57pm
A big NO to VIP culture.
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Jan 09, 2018 12:29am
VIP culture has caused long time suffering for ordinary citizens who are always obstructed by VIP movements as they go about their daily work. Bury it once and forever.
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Jan 09, 2018 12:40am
Only when VVIP culture is broken perhaps then our rulers might understand the pain of the ordinary citizen!
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Jan 09, 2018 12:46am
Hats off to Karachi commuters. Only emergency vehicles should get priority.Boot out the VIP culture.
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Jan 09, 2018 01:20am
Excellent work, Thank you SC and CJ
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Jan 09, 2018 01:31am
Brave people of Karachi has shown to the nation how to defy the road blockade for VVIP movement, people in other cities should follow their example to get rid of this perk used by the influential in society.
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Jan 09, 2018 05:35am
At last after 70 years so body took so muto notice in history of pakistan
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Jan 09, 2018 06:06am
Well done ! This Sou Motu is, really, enterpretaion of the Pakistani comman people. The nation is faced enough such discreminations and prejudices, now it cant face more. The nation strictly condemn the contemptuous politicins and bureaucrates manner and cheap.efforts toward common people.
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Jan 09, 2018 06:51am
CJ should also look at barriers built by the depraved rulers to protect themselves. The one built in Clifton is a classic example of gross contempt of peoples rights whereby two public roads have been annexed into the Bilaeal House.
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Jan 09, 2018 07:33am
This isn't anything new, been happening for decades. Its true PML-N and PPP took it to new levels, and made it VVVVVIP
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Jan 09, 2018 10:00am
Untill and unless their is some foreign dignitary involved, no road should be blocked for any Pakistani politician, officer in uniform or without uniform they should be treated as normal citizens.
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Jan 09, 2018 02:58pm
I don't know for now, but a few years back a Sindh High Court Sitting Judge would let his pilot rider travel on the wrong side of the road and follow him in his car to get a chance to be in time for his own workplace daily.
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