As always, our political leaders bowed down before the US will. But what is new is the way it has been done, which has raised many questions in the public mind. How can a family that was pushing for justice suddenly decide to accept blood money? If that is the reality, then why did they not appear on the media? Why was the lawyer changed at the eleventh hour? It is understandable that because of security threats, Davis was sent through a secret flight, but why was the media not allowed to be present at the final verdict of the court? Astonishing is the fact that the plane was ready a night before the court’s decision; why and how?
The PML-N has been continuously criticising the PPP for being puppets in the hands of the US government, but then why did it react the same way when this case came to the courts?
What our politicians have failed to predict is the shift that is coming in our society. Gone are the days when people used to agree with their sharp fox tactics, thanks to the media, which has enlightened the minds of people today. Drama time is over.
For a highly mismanaged case, Pakistani authorities must now be ready to bear the brunt of the public reaction to the release of Davis.
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The News: http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=36831&Cat=11
Daily Times: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C03%5C18%5Cstory_18-3-2011_pg3_7
