Justice denied

As the wife of Dr Muhammad Saleem Chaudhry, ex-principal of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, who was killed on March 25, 2005, I have been knocking at every door for the last ten years for justice to be granted to the brave educationist who sacrificed his life fighting against evils and corruption and who was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz in recognition of his services to the nation.
It is the foremost responsibility of our government and law-enforcement agencies to arrest those involved in the murder of Dr Chaudhry on which suo motu action was taken by the then chief justice of Pakistan. Ten years have passed since my husband laid down his life serving the nation and yet the culprits are still free. Despite our continuous appeals to successive governments, not a single arrest has been made so far. Not just that but my youngest daughter, Nabiha Chaudhry, a brilliant CSP Officer who was following her father’s footsteps in serving the nation lost her life tragically and suspiciously last October in the CSS Academy, Lahore, whilst fighting for justice for her father. Justice once again has been denied to my family in my daughter’s case. Is this in store for those who lay down their lives fighting against corruption and is this how justice will be denied to their bereaved families? Is this the fate of all those honest, dedicated and loyal people of our country who try to clean their organisations and the country as a whole from corruption, dishonesty and nepotism? Will I be granted justice having suffered not just one but two criminal cases in my family?
Simeen Saleem
Karachi