The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday came down hard on the government vis-à-vis Balochistan unrest while issuing an interim order in the case, demanding the government present a clear version of its plans to restore order to the province. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain directed the PM’s principle secretary to meet the president and convene a meeting of the defence and interior secretaries and inform the court how the government planned to restore order in the restive province.
Building on its warning of imposing emergency in the province to control the spiraling tension, the SC said it had showed restrain and been patient regarding applying Article 6 in the case. The SC also directed that cases of missing persons should be registered against the inspector general of Frontier Corps, expressing displeasure with his absence from the court.
The bench was also irked by the absence of Attorney General Irfan Qadir and Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi.
Raja Irshad, a counsel for secret agencies, told the bench that the FC IG could not appear before the apex court as he was on a visit to Iran.
The CJ, however, did not buy the excuse and directed the counsel to ensure the IG’s presence in court today (Saturday).
He said the three people had been picked up while the case was being heard and bodies of another three, who were named in the case, had been recovered.
Justice Khilji said nobody could be awarded a license to kill anyone.
“We sympathize with martyrs of Gayari Sector, however, it does not empower anyone to take the law into their own hands,” Justice Khilji said.
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, who was also present in the court, told the bench that a murder case had been registered into the killing of three missing people.
The chief justice said Balochistan was a part of Pakistan, lamenting that Balochistan Home Minister Zafarullah Zehri “just stays in Islamabad”.
The CJ took a jab at the government again, saying peace conferences on Balochistan would not lead to any solution.
Road map for peace in Balochistan is with Army Americans and Allah. Just wait and watch Uncle Sam taking away Balochistan out of Punjabi clutches as their parting gift while withdrawing finally from Afghanistan. Sindh too will go East Pakistan route.
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