Daily Times reports that Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the deposed chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), on Tuesday urged all political parties to boycott the general elections, which are being held under the supervision of an “unconstitutional government”, a press release issued by the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) stated on Tuesday. Talking to LHCBA Secretary Sarfaraz Cheema on telephone, Justice Chaudhry said there was no legitimacy in holding the elections, as the constitution was being held in abeyance and more than 60 judges of the superior and higher judiciary were under house arrest, the statement said. Cheema quoted Justice Chaudhry as saying: “Spies have been deputed outside my house and basic rights of judges are being violated. ‘Law of the jungle’ has been promulgated in the country as nobody has basic rights. Lawyers raising voice for the rule of law and for the independence of judiciary are behind bars.” Cheema said Justice Chaudhry had condemned sanctions on media and appreciated human rights activists for raising voice against the “illegalities” of the military rule. (staff report)

I believe that Justice Iftikhar is the most aggrieved party affected by Musharraf’s PCO and he is suffering for our cause. His words should be enough for deciding to boycott. While we have been advocating elections without any delay, Musharraf’s partisan approach and his keen interest in wasting time by not allowing neutral setup up. Until he redresses what he has done all parties need to boycott the electionsl

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