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Misplaced loyalty for corrupt individuals is not only betrayal of the community but complicity in their crimes, it lies at the heart of virtually every scandal. Carrying obfuscation and obduracy too far, Nawaz Sharif insisted before the PML (N) Parliamentary party, "I still do not understand the grounds for my dismissal I am only content that I was not disqualified on the grounds of alleged corruption." Both he and those shouting their lungs out after his disqualification well knew that he was guilty. Why the hairsplitting in refusing to accept that corrupt practices and corruption are one and the same thing?
The purpose of law in society is to provide justice, providing that justice is the task of the leaders. Only a just society can inspire confidence about room for improvement for all. Secular discussion notwithstanding, provision of justice in Islam is related not only to law but it has an ethical dimension. only such leaders can lead a society in the right direction who are just and follow the laws not only legally but ethically. Joining ethics with lawfulness is a central requirement of the principle of "Tauhid" in Islam, the principle that conjoins and unites all sides of practical, theoretical and spiritual life of men into a unity. Those who violate or negate this unity are unworthy for leadership in a country that professes to be an "Islamic Republic".
Justice demands the Sharifs are brought to trial on multiple counts. Considering all what happened during the 60 days of JIT investigation, should Nawaz con- tinue to threaten, intimidate, obstruct, etc occupying the seat of power? Telling lies and half-truths,...