ISLAMABAD, March 30: An inquiry committee, formed to look into the ransacking of the residence of deposed Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday in the Judges Colony, recorded statements of eight people on Sunday.

According to sources, the committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner General Rana Akbar Hayat recorded statements of three officials of the Supreme Court, an official of the Public Works Department and a Station House Officer of the secretariat police.

The committee started its investigation at around 1pm and continued its work till the filing of this report last night.

Meanwhile, the secretariat police has registered a report against some officials of the Supreme Court and Public Works Department on the complaint of Sardar Asmatullah who alleged that the officials had broken into the judge’s house and stolen files, documents and other articles.

He said the officials warned the servants of the deposed judge of dire consequences.

Asmatullah nominated additional registrar and deputy registrar of the Supreme Court and Public Works Department’s caretaker as accused in the complaint.

Talking to Dawn, he said he and more than three dozen lawyers visited the secretariat police station at about 11:57pm on Saturday and lodged the complaint. However, a case is yet to be registered in this regard.

SHO Mohammad Nawaz Bhatti said that registration of the case had been delayed only by the pending inquiry ordered by Prime Minister’s adviser on Interior Rehman Malik.

Opinion

Editorial

Closed doors
Updated 08 Jan, 2025

Closed doors

The nation’s fate has been decided through secret deals for too long, with the result that the citizenry has become increasingly alienated from the state.
Debt burden
08 Jan, 2025

Debt burden

THE federal government’s total debt stock soared by above 11pc year-over-year to Rs70.4tr at the end of November,...
GB power crisis
08 Jan, 2025

GB power crisis

MASS protests are not a novelty in Pakistan, and when the state refuses to listen through the available channels —...
Fragile peace
Updated 07 Jan, 2025

Fragile peace

Those who have lost loved ones, as well as those whose property has been destroyed in the clashes, must get justice.
Captive power cut
07 Jan, 2025

Captive power cut

THE IMF’s refusal to relax its demand for discontinuation of massively subsidised gas supplies to mostly...
National embarrassment
Updated 07 Jan, 2025

National embarrassment

The global eradication of polio is within reach and Pakistan has no excuse to remain an outlier.