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December 30, 2020
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Tuesday summoned the Sahiwal assistant commissioner on the issue of a strike observed by public servants to express solidarity with the AC who was handcuffed by a judicial officer for not complying with court orders.
Sahiwal Assistant Commissioner Haider, who is also the Municipal Committee administrator, had been summoned by Civil Judge Muhammad Naeem a few days ago in a case filed by Advocate Zeeshan Akbar regarding encroachments in the city, hindering traffic flow. On his repeated absence, the judge had issued arrest warrants for Haider. However, Haider appeared in court and told the judge that he could not comply with the orders due to other official engagements upon which the judge expressed displeasure and termed the AC’s conduct inappropriate. Both the AC and the judge got into an argument and the judge ordered his staff to detain the AC and handcuff him before shifting him to jail.
GUJRAT: Revenue staff in Bhera register their protest against the arrest of AC. Dawn
CHINIOT/GUJRAT: Administrative and revenue staff in various parts of the province observed a strike on Monday against the alleged detaining and handcuffing of the Sahiwal tehsil assistant commissioner (AC) in Sargodha district on Saturday on the orders of a civil judge.
Public dealing and other official matters remained suspended in the offices of deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, revenue officers, assistant revenue officers, patwaris and other staff as well as land record centres in various tehsils of the province against the alleged maltreatment of Assistant Commissioner Raja Muhammad Haider by a civil judge in Sahiwal.However, some deputy commissioners continued working from home.