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  • ‘Chief Justice should not be deciding samosa or sugar prices’: Bilawal

    ‘Chief Justice should not be deciding samosa or sugar prices’: Bilawal

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, in an event organised by the Lahore High Court Bar Association, criticised the former Chief Justices of Pakistan (CJPs).

    Bilawal took a jibe at CJPs Mian Saqib Nisar and Gulzar Ahmed. He stated, “Some judges took it upon themselves to busy themselves, the courts and the legal community on deciding which building should be demolished and which should stay. The judiciary of Pakistan is a place for the battle of legal ideas, it is not a place for us to decide where or where not to build a dam.”

    In 2018, Justice Nisar had launched the initiative of collecting donations for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha. Meanwhile, Justice Gulzar decided on several high-profile cases last year including the demolition of buildings in Karachi i.e. Nasla Tower and Tejori Heights.

    “CJP should be deciding constitutional issues instead of samosa or sugar prices”, said Bilawal. However, he made it clear that despite this, he had the utmost respect for the legal community and judges.

    He also called on the legal community to support his party’s planned anti-government long march on February 27.

    According to him, Pakistan needs a system of accountability that is fair and non-discriminatory instead of the present “witch hunt and persecution” of opponents and those who exposed the government’s failings.

  • Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed retires tomorrow

    Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed retires tomorrow

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed reties on Tuesday (tomorrow). Justice Gulzar had taken oath as the CJP in December 2019.

    CJP Gulzar mainly focused on removing encroachments in Karachi. He ordered the demolition of Nasla Tower as well as illegal houses built around Gujjar Nullah. In the end, he also ordered the relevant authorities to end commercial activities on military land in Karachi.

    Justice Gulzar further ordered to demolish a mosque and other encroachments built on amenity parks near Tariq Road in Karachi. Despite strong protests, he did not withdraw any order for the removal of encroachments in Karachi.

    CJP Gulzar could not give attention to reforms to improve the criminal justice system like his predecessor former CJP Asif Saeed Khosa.

    A three-judge bench led by him summoned Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in a suo motu case on the martyrdom of children in the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar attack.

    The efforts of Justice Gulzar cannot be ignored to end the sense of insecurity among minority communities. He took courageous steps to send a strong message to extremist elements that the judiciary would not spare anyone involved in usurping the rights of minorities.

    Taking to Twitter, federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary said, “The historic stand CJP Gulzar has taken on minority places of worship has greatly enhanced his prestige, at a time when India’s judiciary seems helpless at the hands of extremists.”

    The outgoing CJP also made history by nominating Lahore High Court’s Justice Ayesha Malik for her appointment as the first female judge of the Supreme Court.

    Justice Umar Ata Bandial will replace Justice Gulzar Ahmed, and will take oath as Pakistan’s 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan on February 2.

  • SC orders action against officials who issued permits for Nasla Tower construction

    The Supreme Court (SC) has given orders to authorities to take strict action against those officials who issued construction permits to build the illegal 15-storeyed Nasla Tower on Monday.

    A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin ordered the anti-corruption department to register a case against those who are responsible for the issuance of construction permits. They also directed the police to file a separate case against them.

    The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West has been given instructions to take immediate action against the officials who had approved the Nasla Tower building plan and present a report to the Supreme Court.

    The Supreme court also ordered to seize the 780 square yards of the land the tower was constructed upon and directed the official assignee of Sindh High Court (SHC) to take possession of the land and prohibit its sale.

    The Chief Justice also expressed his anger over the slow pace of the demolition procedure of the Nasla Tower. He asked Karachi Commissioner Iqbal Memon, “Such a building is torn down within one hour in the world. What are you people doing?”

    The Karachi Commissioner replied that five floors have been demolished so far and currently 400 labourers are working on the given task.

  • Twitter reacts to CJP order to speed up demolition process of Nasla Tower

    Twitter reacts to CJP order to speed up demolition process of Nasla Tower

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has ordered the Karachi commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon to speed up the demolition process of Nasla Tower, reports Dawn.

    CJP inquired whether the demolition order had been carried out or not. To this, Memon said that he needed “guidance” from the court and wanted to say something.

    “Cut to the chase, did you demolish the building or not?” the chief justice questioned again. He grilled the commissioner and warned that he could be sent to jail over contempt of court. “Do you know where you are standing?” said Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed, who was also heading the hearing.

    “You are constantly committing contempt of court. Is he worthy of being called a commissioner? He is a grade 18 officer who is saying such things here.”

    People on Twitter condemned the demolishing act, including the chief justice’s order while others demanded the demolishment of other places.

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    However, shortly after the hearing, the commissioner arrived at the Nasla Tower to oversee the demolition work along with several other officers.

    “Nasla Tower’s demolition work had begun. It had been halted as precautionary measures were not being taken,” he said, adding that the court had issued orders to ensure lives were not lost in the demolition process.

  • Supreme Court orders demolition of Nasla Tower in a week

    The Supreme Court has ordered to demolish Nasla Tower in Karachi within a week and has sought a report on it, Geo News reported.

    During the hearing, the apex court ordered to use the latest technology in the process and take all the expenses from the owner of Nasla Tower.

    The court said that within a week, the Nasla tower should be demolished by a controlled ammunition blast and no damage should be done to buildings or people near the site.

    The court directed the owner of Nasla Tower to return the money to the residents.

    The court also directed the concerned authorities to submit a report within a week.

    The district administration has issued notices to the residents of Nasla Tower to vacate the building on a court order.

    Earlier, a resident can be heard in a video saying, ‘’I will commit suicide if Nasla Tower is demolished.”

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