Homage to Late Justice Retired Syed Jaffar Shah
The demise of Justice Retired Syed Jaffar Shah is going to change the political dynamics of Gilgit-Baltistan because the veteran politician was among one of the most influential and enlightened figures of the region.He remained President of two mainstream political parties PPP and PTI respectively.The legacy of his politics is paramount to take a bird eye view of social and political paradigms of Gilgit-Baltistan. The nation couldn't forget his services he rendered to the disputed chunk of northern Pakistan.The foremost was the empowerment Ordinance 2009 of Gilgit-Baltistan he drafted, which served as a gleam of light in pitch darkness of backwater ,the cosmetic measures were later replicated in Order 2018 with few more provisions. It is pertinent to discuss about the vacuum and void he created not only in his party PTI but in political canvas of Gilgit-Baltistan.The lack of second row leadership has always been one of the hurdles to strengthen democratic forces in Pakistan.Lik...