The practice of labelling persons as "traitors" should be discontinued: IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah has taken the right decision by barring the authorities from handing over the journalists to other provinces. Honorable Chief Justice is right in saying that people should be careful labelling traitors to others. He added that those who had done so in the past suffered humiliation. The chief justice made these statements while hearing journalists Arshad Sharif, Sami Ibrahim, and anchorperson Dr. Moeed Pirzada's requests for protective bail. The court requested reports from the provinces on the cases in notices to the interior and human rights secretaries. I think time has come to stop the harassment of journalists in Pakistan. They are an important part of democratic system and their reporting help people assessing the situation prevailing the country and make decisions on the basis of their reports. Persons who have filed cases against these journalists should be also be probed and asked why they have filed complaint against these jo...