Yang emphasized that his countrymen are still grateful for American help during the Korean War. As a legislator who argued in favor of sending South Korean troops for peacekeeping duties in East Timor, Yang reminded his colleagues that without U.N. help, which came mainly from U.S. troops, South Korea would not exist today. It will take time to shift direction. The State of Pakistan's Courts Sajjad Ali Shah, former chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court, said he worked hard to keep the judiciary independent from government interference under the 31-month rule of the ousted and now imprisoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Asked on a visit to Washington what he thought of the state of the courts under military rule in Pakistan today, Shah smiled sadly.
People are disappointed and disillusioned and unconcerned with what is going on.
Citizens have become a silent majority of spectators. As chief justice, Shah advised against the law and advocated instead that measures be taken to increase the number of judges and courts and to close cases within a normal legal framework. He dismissed genuine, secure peace as an illusion. The Middle East is still a very dangerous neighborhood. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.