hasba act part deux

heres the link to the whole text of the Hasba act passed by the MMA govt yesterday in Peshawar.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-7-2005_pg7_43
my commentary now:
the whole bill though ardous to read can also come across as being extremely well intentioned and good.however there are a few clauses which have been cleverly inserted which are the cause for the greatest concern.
article10 clause (b) where anyone can can complain about someone else being unislamic etc.this would obviously mean that your houses are no longer private property.ure neighbor or anyone complains,ure house could be raided so as to protect islam.the very next clause 10(C)basically puts restrictions on the media.i guess no more indian/western entertainment and music channels will be shown in nwfp.no more indus music.probably quran channel and dr israr ahmed channel will be the channels to choose from.
article 14(B):no one can criticise the mohtasib or his decisions.or else he/she will be punished.
art23(1):enforcement of morAL values at public places.hmmm i wonder who'd define these moral values.
Art23(xiv)unislamic and inhuman customs.again who will define them.i know who will and i think what theyll be.please refer back to taliban rule of afghanistan 1995-2001.
Art23(xv)this fascinated me.the cleverest of them all.this refers to checking and stopping indecent behavior which includes female harrassment.very noble but they could easily have said to prevent female harrassment onlychking indecent behavior will probably mean beating women with sticks if one millimeter of their flesh is visible to the easily provoked harrassing males of our society.
Art23(xxiv):this is intersting.advising disobedient children not to disobey their parents desires.hmm so arranged marriages and so on will reign which isnt so bad in some cases but still this one was funny.i hope my parents dont read this clause.theyll start supporting this whole act then.
Art25.this whole article basically states that this judicial system cant be challenged by the existing system of judiciary in the country.no one can challenge the decisions made by the mohtasib in the high court/supreme court etc.basically a parallel judicial system under the direct control and authority of the executive of the province.
now its all very fine talikng abt protecting so and so's rights.but we already have laws that exist catering to these very issues.why do they need another set of laws when the same laws already exist.unless this is their way of talibanisation of society.also this creates a whole new bureacracy.not only does it suck up more of the provinces's already meagre resources it creates a new potentially as corrupt as any other bureacratic department whose sole aim is to scare the people into being good muslims.good muslims as defined by the MMA that is.good news is this bill will get squashed in the courts.bad news we're in for one helluva season of political instability.i guess we are just cursed.the picture below will tell much of the story.its important to note that most of the MMA leadership were the inspiration behind the taliban movement.also most of the MMA supporters learnt everything alongside the taliban in our madrassas.same world view.same culture.same ignorance.