If Musharraf convicted, next dictator to stay for 20 years: Asma

LAHORE: Supreme Court Bar Association’s former president Asma Jehangir has said people who claimed to be closest to Musharraf are now raising a hue and cry for his trial. Talking to the media at Lahore Bar Saturday, Asma said once Musharraf was punished, the nation should remember that the next dictator would come and remain in power for at least 20 years. She said she was also offered to become the lawyer of Pervez Musharraf, but she refused it. The lawyers’ leader on the occasion also said there was a dire need for increasing the number of judges in the higher and lower judiciary. She added the Punjab government didn’t have any advocate general. She also said the lawyers are united over the issue that the appointment of judges is not being done on merit and added that judges should also avoid taking up selected cases.