Senior journalist Absar Alam, while appearing on the Samaa News Podcast series on January 29, stated that Justice Mansoor Ali Shah should become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, citing his “expertise in every field.”
“The position of Chief Justice of Pakistan would have been too small for a man of his [Justice Mansoor] stature. He is a diamond in our society. He should become the PM of Pakistan, join a political party, or make his own,” he said.
“After hearing his recent speech, I realised that the man has expertise in fields like science, climate change, public transport, waste management, solid waste management, agriculture, finance, and even Islamic Sukuk bonds. He knows what Malaysia is doing, what Rwanda is doing… He has expertise in every subject of the world. And the same man has such brilliant English that he should be our leader,” he added.
Alam shared his opinion when criticising Pakistani authorities’ lack of seriousness in addressing the Chinese government’s concerns about their citizens’ safety in Pakistan.
“This is highly unfortunate because the people responsible for protecting foreign interests in our country are mostly focused on politics. In fact, everyone who is responsible for their jobs in Pakistan is focused on everything except their required job,” he said.
“We should have such a Hollywood-like leader who has expertise in every matter except the one job he is getting paid for by taxpayers’ money. Our Generals, who have now gone back home, became foreign policy experts; our judges became administration and technology experts; our politicians kept increasing their salaries; our journalists, anchors, and YouTubers kept lying to spread hate…” opined the senior journalist.
Absar Alam was referring to Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s recent address on January 28 at a ceremony in Karachi, where he talked about multiple issues, including climate change and Islamic banking in Pakistan.
The event was organised by AlBarka Forum for Islamic Economy, a think tank specialising in Islamic economy. In a post shared by the AlBarka Foundation on its Instagram page, the caption stated: “During the opening ceremony, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, intersected the concepts of climate change, climate justice and Islamic finance in his presentation, highlighting that water security is the first concern need to be faced, followed by agriculture and food security, disaster risk reduction, health, and urban planning and infrastructure as listed by The National Adaptation Plan.”
