Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan said that Allah Almighty is the chief exponent of the rule of law and there are numerous verses in the Holy Quran in this regard. He said, “We can save this crumbling society through the rule of law.” He expressed these views at the inaugural ceremony of a one-week course on ‘Appreciation of Evidence and Management of Criminal Trial before Magistrates’ for twenty civil judges from all over Pakistan, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, here at the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) on Monday. He said that the society was riddled with discords, imbalances and conflicts and all these emanate from inequality in social and economic terms and those with social and economic strength try to influence the courts.
“Indeed, evil manifestations can be eliminated from the society, if our judges decide the list before them, fairly, honestly and according to law and by this way we put this nation on the track of peace, progress and prosperity,” Honorable Judge of the Apex Court sounded his optimism. He said that `giving of honor’, and “taking away of honor”, all these were regulated through a principle, through a law.
World Population Day tomorrow
The United Nations’ (UN) World Population Day will be observed on July 11 (Wednesday) to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this right a reality throughout the world. World Population Day aims to increase people’s awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning, including gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights.
The World Population Day theme 2012 is “Re-energising Family Planning in Zimbabwe”.
