National
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.
Lahore Capital City Police Officer Umar Sheikh. EOS/File
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday took exception to statements of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh against the courts for, what he claimed, discouraging the efforts of the police by releasing suspects.
Hearing a petition by a citizen against alleged police harassment, Chief Justice Khan observed that the suspects were released from the courts due to incompetence of the police to prove the charges.
“Tell this police officer that the courts grant bail to suspects under the law only,” the chief justice directed a provincial law officer referring to the conduct of CCPO Sheikh.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing. Wikimedia Commons/File
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing.
To a court query, a deputy attorney general admitted that the FIA was responsible for taking action against any objectionable and blasphemous material available on internet.
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing.
To a court query, a deputy attorney general admitted that the FIA was responsible for taking action against any objectionable and blasphemous material available on internet.
Chief Justice Khan observed that the situation was getting worse by the day. “What kind of [state of Madina] is it that the basic responsibility is not being fulfilled?” the chief justice asked.
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