ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday rejected the report of
the Balochistan chief secretary submitted on target
killing incidents in the province and directed him to submit a detailed report
comprising a list of all the target killing and other terror incidents occurred
in past three years within a week.
A two member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar
Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani conducted the hearing of
the case on Monday filed by Balochistan High Court Bar Association.
Giving remarks in the case Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said
government will have to safeguard the rights of the people as Articles 9 and 14
of the constitution are not for display sake.
Apex court questioned the progress on the assassination case of the elderly
Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti who was killed five years ago in his cave. Only
FIR has been registered in this case but the culprits are roaming around freely,
court mourned.
Court questioned the existence of a democratic government and writ of the
constitution in the province. Innocent people are being targeted; kidnapped and
dead bodies are being recovered since three years but what has government done
to stop such incidents, Court questioned.
Court said despite having necessary security force, sensitive agencies and
cooperation of the Pak Army, province is failed to control the crime and law and
order situation.
Court questioned the Chief Secretary about the previous order extending
financial help to the people affected in such terror cases.
Replying to the above mentioned questions of the court, Chief Secretary Ahmed
Baksh Lehri informed the court that aid worth Rs. 135 million has been provided
so far to 260 affected people. Chief Secretary also informed the court that
until 181 dead bodies have been recovered so far from the various districts of
the province.
Chief Justice said Balochistan people are very patriotic and if the culprits
of the terror incidents are not arrested then we would have to held government
responsible for them.
He said the heirs of lost people are forced to knock all the doors but there
is no one to help them.
He said we won’t allow Chief Secretary to sit and enjoy in his office.
Implementation on the constitution is the source of strength for all of us, CJ
said.
Chief Justice directed the Chief Secretary to arrange a meeting of the Chief
Minister, Interior Minister and all the heads of the security agencies of the
province and chart out a plan about the solution of the sensitive nature of this
issue.
CJ regretted that eight innocent boys were killed playing in the ground and
the incident was labeled as an act of sectarian enmity.
Later the case was adjourned till the 23rd of May. SANA
