The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) and all provincial advocate generals to submit a detailed report pertaining to numbers of worship place of minorities and their security arrangements.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani resumed hearing of a suo motu case regarding Peshawar Church blast.
During the hearing, the CJP insisted to submit provincial reports regarding the number and security arrangements of minorities worship places.
The chief justice expressed annoyance over the absence of the Punjab advocate general by saying it was unfortunate that section officers represented the province in the court.
Jamil Sheikh, section officer of the Punjab Home Department, appeared before the court and advocate generals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh told the court that reports were ready to be submitted in the court.
Dr Ramesh Kumar, a representative of Justice Help Line presented the problems of the minorities in writing.
Upon this, the court ordered to include these problems and complaints in the record and also advised Sindh government to submit a detailed report in this regard during the next hearing.
The court also asked about the government’s announcement of compensation to church bombing victims.
The KP advocate general replied that the governor had announced Rs 100 million and Rs 60.7 million had been distributed among the affectees.
He, however, told the court that the province so far could not receive Rs 100 million announced by the federal government.
Later, the court adjourned hearing until February 20.
SC seeks report on security of worship places
