No you have not, though i'd like to have your opinion which is not one sided most of the time.
- Dragging judicial process
- Not filing an FIR for the murder of 15 Pakistani citizens
- Detaining political activists
Imran Khan promised proof which would show, beyond all doubt that the result of the entire 2013 elections were rigged in favour of the PML-N. Unfortunately he has not been forthcoming with that proof. That does not go to suggest that the elections were without fault. There is sufficient videographic evidence on record which shows the balloting in certain constituencies being conducted in a manner corroborating the allegations of rigging which have come forth since.
Personally, and I am saying this while not having kept myself informed with the status of the majority of the election petitions pending before the Election Tribunal, I feel there should be a re-election in those constituencies where the record shows that the balloting may not have been 100% transparent. In addition to that, if the Judicial Commission's probe finds any other constituency where the election result may have been tampered with post-balloting, that result should be declared without effect and, where possible, the correct result be declared ex post facto.
It is unfortunate to see that the federal government exercises enough clout over both the executives and the judiciary to be able to deny the victims of the Model Town incident the rightful registration of their FIR. As a matter of fact, I find it alarming, to say the least. Regardless of a person's official capacity, and in the absence of any protection which the law may offer him - as the law does the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister by virtue of Article 248 of the Constitution, all state functionaries are, and should be, accountable to the courts of law for actions which are indicative of the illegal and corrupt use of the power conferred upon them.
Article 248:
"The President, a Governor, the Prime Minister, a Federal Minister, a Minister of State, the Chief Minister and a Provincial Minister shall not he answerable to any court for the exercise of powers and performance of functions of their respective offices or for any act done or purported to be done in the exercise of those powers and performance of those functions:
Provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as restricting the right of any person to bring appropriate proceedings against the Federation or a Province."
Lastly, I have no qualm with the detention of political activists where there is a legal reason to continue denying them their liberties in light of the penal and civil codes of Pakistan. Detaining or incarcerating them without reason is in excess of the applicable law and therefore recourse can be made to Article 199(b)(i) of the Constitution:
On the application of any person, make an order-
(i) Directing that a person in custody within the territorial jurisdiction of the Court be brought before it so that the Court may satisfy itself that he is not being held in custody without lawful authority or in an unlawful manner.
This is the very provision under which a significant portion of the Missing Persons cases of Balochistan are being pursued. Unlike the PAT activists, however, the Balochis are significantly less fortunate.
Edit: Also if I may add in passing, Article 199 is the jurisdiction of the High Court to try matters involving habeas corpus and illegal incarceration and, therefore, unlike most of the other laws dealing with similar matters an exceptionally powerful tool to seek the release of political activists who have been subjected to the disproportionate use of force by the
State. But bring the army into the equation and the balance of power tips away from the judicature.