Prime minister came with plea, I did not go to him: CJP
PM Abbasi assures CJP Nisar all possible assistance in revamping judicial system of the country as visualised by the chief justice. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, commenting on his recent meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, said the premier had come to him and he did not go to the PM House or the Secretariat.
“The PM came with a plea, and it is my duty to hear everyone’s requests. I didn’t go to the PM house or the Secretariat. They came towards me,” he added.
The comment by the chief justice came during the hearing of a suo motu case regarding illegal encroachment in Murree.
The CJP also said that he will not disappoint his institution or the legal community.
Elaborating further, Justice Nisar said that in the meeting, he didn’t lose anything but gained a lot.
The bench decided to form a two-member commission to probe illegal construction in Murree. The bench will consider retired judge Abdul Sattar and Judge Maqbool Bajwa of the Shariat court.
“Will consult the two people in the break of the hearing,” he added.
The bench also unanimously decided that forming a commission is the ideal solution to the problem at hand.
On Tuesday, PM Abbasi assured the CJP that all steps will be taken to make the adjudicator’s ‘vision’ a reality in a meeting at the Supreme Court (SC).
The PM has assured that all steps will be taken to achieve the vision of the chief justice with respect to free education, provision of quality and affordable health services, revamping of medical education, provision of clean drinking water, better sanitation, and environmental protection, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Court PRO soon after a two-hour-long meeting between the PM and the CJP.
In return, the chief justice also assured that the “judiciary will continue to perform its constitutional duties independently, fairly, transparently, without fear or favour and strictly in accordance with the law”.
