Quetta: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing the Balochistan law and order case remarked that if the prime minister could not do anything than constitution will act.
A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussian and Justice Jawad S. Khwaja was hearing a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in Balochistan at the Quetta registry of Supreme Court.
“Emergency could be imposed in the country or anything other,” the CJ said. He said that Balochistan issue could not be resolved by giving jobs to Baloch youth.
He said that serious allegation had been raised against Balochistan home minister in the missing person case. He directed the government to produce the minister before the bench on Friday after registering case against him.
He remarked that the incumbent was not following Article 148 of the Constitution despite repetitive reminders.
In the today’s hearing, Principal Secretary of Prime Minister Khushnood Lashari and Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi and other government officials appeared before the bench.
The Chief Justice while addressing Khushnood Lashari said that the situation in the province was critical but the authorities concerned were not making serious efforts to bring the matters under control.
He commented that people were raising fingers at Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Frontier Corps (FC) and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the forceful disappearances.
Khushnood Lashari answered that the incumbent had introduced Aghaz-i-Haqooq-i-Balochistan Package on which Iftikhar Chaudhry asked him to visit the province to monitor the progress. He noted that the apex court could give up all key tasks to resolve the Balochistan issue.
In the meantime, Justice Khilji Arif asked the Advocate General Balochistan that how they can resolve the Balochistan issue as it is a burning matter. He remarked, “We are trying to control this fire by playing our role but all stakeholders will have to give input in this regard”.
Earlier on Tuesday, Chief Secretary to Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani, Hafiz Abdul Basit, appeared before the bench. However, the federal secretaries summoned during Monday’s hearing failed to arrived at the Quetta registry.
The chief justice expressed his displeasure over the absence of the federal interior and defence secretaries.
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