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| April 15, 2006 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 16, 1427 |
Report sought on foreign prisoners in Adiala Jail
ISLAMABAD, April 14: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Friday directed Assistant Advocate General Punjab to submit a report about foreign prisoners confined in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan and Justice Syed Jamshed Ali heard the case and directed to submit a report on April 18.
The court was informed that nationality of the foreign prisoners, who were not involved in any crime, was being determined and they would be deported to their respective countries as soon as their travel documents were made available.
Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, Afshan Ghanzanfar appeared before the court.—APP
Wedding meals: The Supreme Court on Friday reminded the general public as well as the administration of the ban it had imposed on serving meals in marriage ceremonies, writes our staff reporter.
The apex court also directed the government authorities concerned to check violations in this regard.
“See the audacity of the people as to how they are violating court orders so flagrantly,” Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry observed, while hearing a suo motu case registered on a complaint against Vehari District Naib Nazim Yousaf Kasiala, who served food at his marriage ceremony, which was attended by a large number of people.
“There is a need, it seems, to take strict action against violators without showing any leniency,” the CJ observed, adding that “we want strict implementation of court’s order in letter and spirit”.
A three-member bench, comprising the CJ, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan and Justice Syed Jamshed Ali, ordered that the accused, Yousaf Kasiala, be produced before the court on Monday next, when the court would take up identical cases.
The order to produce to the accused came when his counsel, Malik Mohammad Qayyum, submitted a request for an adjournment since his client was abroad on honeymoon.
When the CJ asked District Coordinate Officer (DCO) Vehari Mohammad Ayub Qazi whether he had attended the ceremony hosted by district naib nazim, he replied in affirmative but claimed he only had a drink.
The court also ordered Punjab chief secretary and inspector general police to initiate disciplinary action against the DCO and district police officer concerned for their negligence because they were directly responsible for ensuring implementation of the ban on wedding meals in their respective areas.
Earlier, the court had directed DCOs in all 110 districts to ensure implementation of the law in their areas and submit challans against violators in civil courts.
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