“We may not be allowed to attend our schools or universities, we may have got our mobile phones blocked, we may not be allowed to meet anyone or go out, we may be kept in our homes like prisoners, we may be treated like militants or terrorists, but we do not care because it’s a time of sacrifice and we have to do it.”
Thus goes the letter written by the 16-year-old daughter of My Lord the Chief Justice to all the judges being held in detention for standing up to tyrant Musharraf’s designs.
Palwasha Iftikhar Chaudhry has been under house-arrest with her father since November 3. The online version of Dawn newspaper has this item based on her letter. Excerpts as carried by the newspaper:
“This letter is for all the judges who refused to take oath under the PCO and who happen to be my uncles as well,” she said, adding that she had never thought that one day she would have to convey her message to the people through this mode.
“This might be one of the crucial times we are facing but we should be proud that Allah chose us to sacrifice for this country.
“Yes it is indeed a sacrifice which we have to bequeath, not for ourselves but for this country. Ever since I opened my eyes I have seen my father affiliated with the judiciary and now it is like a part of our lives. Our life is like a tree and the judiciary is one of its branches.
“We have grown up with this branch and we cannot let anybody slice it. If we will not protect it, then who else will?”
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