Frustrating times

From the Newspaper Published November 9, 2022

THIS refers to the news ‘SC lets off all accused of Shahzeb’s murder’ (Oct 19). A murderer walking away free is as strange as it is sad. The victim’s family was apparently forced to opt for a compromise. Though noises were raised by civil society and the media, the family could not withstand the pressure.

The whole episode reinforced the view that the rich and the powerful will always have the last laugh, while the lesser mortals will always suffer and grieve silently. These are frustrating times in the country whose founding father, ironically, happened to be a top jurist acknowledged by one and all.

Arif Majeed
Karachi

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2022

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Majid Burfat

Nov 09, 2022 10:43pm

Indeed, extremely regrettable and condemnable to letting off the accused of murder of an innocent young person, Shahzeb and stark manifestation of difference and sheer inequality between mighty influncial and delicate, powerless segments of the society. This is definitely going to leave long run impact on the society as a whole, and this is not the first time to coerce victim's family to do away with and succumb to pressure and retreat despite the irreparable family loss, causing frustration

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Majid Burfat

Nov 09, 2022 10:58pm

for all particularly those who are devoid of power, wealth, powerful support. There is no denying the fact that there are provisions provided by our laws whereby matters even pertaining to capital punishment and compoundable crimes can be settled provided victim family copromise with offender. Nevertheless, depite this law compromising the crime like murder by the victim family, the state can become party thereof on the basis of crime against state affecting overall society creating fear of life

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Majid Burfat

Nov 09, 2022 11:18pm

Unfortunately there are many other factors providing illegal protection to affluent and wealthy people in committing serious crimes and overtly safeguarding them from taking to task, instead facilitating them by means of poor investigation lacking substative evidences, weak prosecution and putting unbearable pressure on other party of victim being powerless having no any effective support. However, there must be a rule of law rather than any discrimination in dispensation of justice to all.

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