ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday approved a change in the name of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams fund which will now be called Supreme Court and Prime Minister’s Fund for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams.
The top court approved the name change during a hearing held to review the crowdfunding initiative.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar said that the apex court will welcome all individuals who want to be a part of the fund, adding that as the prime minister has a stature, the inclusion of his name is not necessary.
“SC should be added to the name of the dams fund, not the chief justice’s name,” said CJP Nisar.
Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked that “if Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to be a party to the court’s initiative, then we will support it”.
PM Imran on September 7 lauded CJP Nisar’s efforts for the collection of funds for the construction of the reservoirs by stating that, “the chief justice has done something which should have been done by the country’s politicians.”
Earlier, PM Imran announced the merger of the prime minister’s and the chief justice’s dams funds and appealed to the nation for donations.
