Under a seat-of-the-pants governanceOn Monday the Islamabad High Court bailed out 23 protesters held on sedition charges for launching a protest rally in the city. Those arrested included a number of political activists, including some highly educated academics with a strong social and political commitment. Article 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Court (PPC), dealing with sedition, is a repressive remnant of the Colonial era with an aim to curb the freedom struggle. Thousands of political activists and prominent leaders were arrested under it by the colonial authorities over decades. Sedition charges however failed to stem the tide of popular unrest leading to the independence of the sub-continent.

Source: Pakistan Today February 03, 2020 19:18 UTC