LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Tuesday summoned the federal secretary for interior and the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to explain the delay in action against government officials involved in a strike against the judiciary.
On a previous hearing, the chief justice had ordered the FIA to identify and take action against the officials involved in an anti-judiciary strike and propaganda on YouTube. The agency’s DG was also ordered to personally appear before the court.
However, a director of the FIA told the court that the DG could not appear due to the wedding ceremony of his daughter and SOPs of COVID-19.
Chief Justice Khan expressed dismay over the absence of the officer. “It seems the government institutions do not honour the courts,” he wondered and also asked the director as to why no action had been taken against the officials involved in the strike.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
Nasir praised role of Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who controlled situation with tolerance
A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
Mobile internet outages became common fixtures during protests by PTI since Imran was ousted in 2022
Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
