UK should also recognize Past Mistakes, Supreme Court’s letter to British High Commissioner

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has written a letter to the British High Commission, the letter has been written by the Registrar Supreme Court. The Registrar says that the letter has been sent on the order of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Isa.

It has been said in the letter that the British High Commissioner spoke about democracy and open society at the Asma Jahangir Conference, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has corrected its mistakes, and urged that Britain must also correct its mistakes. The letter also mentions the overthrow of the Iranian government in 1953 and the establishment of the Israeli state through the Balfour Declaration.

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The Supreme Court Registrar sent a letter to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott in Pakistan. It is said in the letter that in your passionate speech at the Asim Jahangir Conference, the importance of democracy, elections, and an open society was highlighted. The interest shown by the British government is welcome. Elections in Pakistan were required to be held within 90 days of the completion of the term of the National and Provincial Assemblies, but they could not be held on time because the President and the Election Commission of Pakistan did not agree on the authority to announce the date of the elections. The Supreme Court resolved this matter in just 12 days, and on February 8, 2024, general elections were held across Pakistan.

Earlier, many aspiring candidates in Pakistan faced lifetime bans because they were not considered honest and trustworthy (‘Sadiq’ and ‘Amin’) by the Supreme Court, the letter added. However, a seven-member bench overturned the earlier decision saying it was not in accordance with the Constitution and the law. A law enacted by Parliament (Elections Act, 2017) requires the holding of intra-party elections from time to time to prevent autocracy and democratization within political parties. To ensure compliance with this democratic principle, a condition has been laid down in the law that if a political party does not hold intra-party elections, it will not be eligible for election symbols. A political party (which itself voted in this law) did not hold mandatory intra-party elections. The Supreme Court reiterated what the law has said. Your criticism regarding this decision was unjustified.

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The letter further said that it is noteworthy that only after the assumption of office of the present Chief Justice, for the first time in the history of Pakistan, cases of public importance were broadcast live because Chief Justice Qazi Faizaisa allowed the cases to be telecasted live. After this the people of Pakistan can see the proceedings of the Supreme Court completely so that the people also know about the transparency of the cases and the decisions, the decision about the intra-party elections and party symbols was also broadcast live.

The letter further said that it was gratifying that you repeatedly emphasized the importance of ‘open societies’ and said that it is necessary for vibrant democracies. You will be happy to know that the Supreme Court has recognized the right to information and applied it to itself. A copy of his decision is attached.

In the letter from the Supreme Court, it was further said that it is not right for the present and future generations to stick to the violent undemocratic mistakes of the past. Let’s face the truth, shouldn’t the 1953 overthrow of the elected democratic government of Mohammad Mossadegh, the seizure of Iranian oil, come to light after more than seven decades of hiding? Wouldn’t it be better for the criminal and the victim? Wouldn’t that lead to trust, possibly friendship and peace? In response to what it described as ‘Jewish Zionist aspirations’, the British government wrote a letter to its citizens on November 2, 1917, informing them of their decision to establish a settler colonial state. This decision was taken unilaterally by the British government, not voted by the people of the area affected by it and not by your people. The Balfour Declaration became the foundation on which an ethnic state was established. The people who had always lived there were expelled from this ethnic state. They were brutally tortured and many were killed and disabled.

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In the letter from the Supreme Court, it was further said that let us step back from the brink of racial superiority of the settlers. Let us all stand up and be counted for equality, peace, and humanity. Let us be honest and admit the mistakes of the past in a spirit of openness, the letter issued by the Supreme Court added that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has acknowledged the mistakes of its past, detailing them. Remedies and steps have been taken to ensure that they do not happen again, since the government of King Charles III emphasized the need for open societies and democracy, and offered criticism of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Therefore, mutual cooperation will be acceptable.

The letter to the British High Commission further stated that this letter is written on the instructions of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, who expresses his longing and best wishes for openness and democracy to you and the people of your country.