The Supreme Court on Friday severely criticised Punjab chief minister and inspector general of police for their indifference to the stoning of a married woman in Khanewal district.
A three-member bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry conducted suo motu hearing in the case of killing of a woman in the Kachcha Khu area of Khanewal. The chief justice asked what Punjab Police IG was up to for the last three days. He inquired whether the IGP was capable of being appointed anywhere else in the country. The CJ warned that if the remaining accused were not arrested, the court would recommend the IGP’s suspension, adding that how could the IGP have no knowledge of the murder of a mother of five.
He also questioned why the Punjab chief minister was unaware of the incident. The Punjab advocate general told the court that the conflict aroused when the stoned woman, Maryam, cut grass from an area. He said the punchayat or local council had called her to resolve the controversy, not to kill her. The AG said the husband of the deceased woman disappeared from the scene, but had now been recovered, while three people involved in the killing had also been arrested. The chief justice said the woman’s husband had only been recovered after the court raised the issue. The AG told the court that the Punjab chief minister had taken notice of the matter and had ordered the arrest of the accused within 48 hours.
Justice Jawad S Khwaja remarked that if the poor people’s grievances could not be taken up, they better be eliminated once for all. “No one hears the plight of the poor sitting in air-conditioned rooms”, he maintained. The chief justice said witness of the stoning incident, Sarfaraz, was also kidnapped to cover the crime. He said Punjab was a big province but its law and order was pitiable. The court also directed the authorities to present a detailed report about the crime-rate in Punjab.
It is obvious that there is no law and order in the punjab of LOHAR shabaz,,ever since he became thief minister of punjab,poor people are dying in hospitals cause of expired medicine or doctor's strikes,people from other religious groups are getting killed and violence against women has been increased,the only thing thief minister is worried about is his family's bank account.
iS THERE ANY LAW IN PAKISTAN? IF THERE MIGHT BE LAWS,THEN WHY MY SERVICES IN P.I.A IN 1981 BY MARTIAL LAW REGULATION WAS EXCERCISED ON ME.AND TILL NOW I HAVE BEEB DEPRIVED OF JUSTICE.FOR THE LAST 31 YEARS ,I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET JUSTICE,BUT ALL IN VAIN.WHAT LAW IN PAKISTAN ANY BOSS OR ANY PERSON WHO HAS SOME POWERS CAN FINISH THE JOBS OF OTHERS FOR NOTHING.SUPREME COURT ADMITS THAT LAW IS BLIND AND THIS IS 100 % RIGHT.cAN ANY LAW CAN PROVIDE ME THE RELIEF AND GET ME RE-INSTATED BACK IN P.I.A WITH ALL BENEFITS M.YOUNUS BUTT P-40239
The Punjab is no exception. There is just no law and order anywhere in Pakistan and no respect for women, minorities and the poor. Chief justice alone cannot turn the tide against tribal traditions, ignorance and callousness in the society.
I agree.
And why would Punjab be different, the same people live there as in other province. The same corrupt rulers (Zardari there, Sharifs here).
But CJ, our honourable CM Shabaz Sharif is moving from tent to tent protesting the govt. against load shedding. When his ass gets tired sitting idle at one camp he makes the effort of moving to the next tent. As you can clearly understand, it does take all of his time.
As for IG, the rotten corpse of a man is busy feeding his wife & kids the living flesh of the people.
And finally a prayer: Death to jiyalas.
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