Published in The Friday Times on March 13-19, 2009
If Islamic laws are implemented in the country, would Sharia be
applied to try a certain corpulent cleric (the head of a political party) who is popularly known by the name of a fuel? Or to those who have looted the country and have Swiss bank accounts and property abroad? I doubt if our feudals, industrialists or businessmen would ever be comfortable under such a system. I remember the chill which greeted Zia ul Haque’s statement when he said that soon he would make sure that those who stole would have their hands cut, irrespective of their status in society. It’s another thing that no hands were cut in the country during his rule, or ever, under the present setup.
SHAKIR LAKHANI
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