Like a potent drug that robs its victims of life, a compromised justice system puts an end to fairness for those who need it the most. In June 2017, an MPA from Baluchistan ran over an on-duty traffic police officer in Quetta. A CCTV camera recorded the entire episode, the police officer died, the video was played in court and watched by the presiding judge and you guessed it right – the MPA was absolved of all charges because, according to the Judge, there was no “evidence to implicate the MPA”. Just imagine, a police officer on duty is killed, a judge responsible for delivering justice watches a video recording of the actual crime and then claims there was no proof to implicate anyone. But this is not an isolated incident. Heinous crimes are committed daily across the length and breadth of Pakistan where powerful and wealthy are set free by judges that are accountable to none. Perhaps, it happens in Timbuktu as well but my country is Pakistan and I am ashamed of such injustices. The nation now faces another heinous crime. This time a young woman, Noor Mukaddam, lost her life. She was brutally tortured and beheaded by … Continue reading Noor Mukaddam Murder: Compromised System, robbing of Justice