ATC orders confiscation of CCPO’s salary

LAHORE
Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Haroon Latif on Friday ordered to confiscate the salary of CCPO Muhammad Amin Wains for not complying with the court orders in a case against Rauf Gujjar, a sectarian killer.
The court also summoned the CCPO for January 22, directing him to explain non-compliance of the orders. The police had submitted the challan in the murder case of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Punjab president Maulana Shamsur Rehman Muavia, declaring Rauf Gujjar guilty. Muavia was murdered on December 5, 2013. Rauf Gujjar was arrested as prime suspect and a case against him was registered under 7ATA and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code. The court had summoned private witnesses, but they did not appear. Later, the court directed the police to assure the presence of the witnesses. However, the police officials neither complied with the court orders nor submitted a reply in this regard. After this, the court directed the Lahore CCPO to look into the matter and produce the witnesses. He too did not comply with the court orders.
Our Correspondent adds: The Lahore High Court Friday summoned the record of constructions and commercial activities within the walled city.
Judge directed an assistant advocate general Punjab to ensure production of record and appearance of an official of walled city authority on January 22. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah ordered to consolidate all cases relating to construction within the walled city. Judge had already stayed illegal constructions inside the walled city. Asif Ali Mirza and Abdul Razzak, residents of walled city moved the petitions. Petitioners counsel said local authorities allowed construction of a commercial plaza.
He submitted that the respondents had excavated the adjoining property for constructing a basement, thereby damaging the property of the petitioner and had started raising illegal construction over said property without any sanctioned site plan and without obtaining permission from authorities concerned. He said historical place of worship located in the walled city was being damaged due to illegal construction of a multi-story building which was going on the adjacent piece of land.
He submitted that the illegal construction had damaged the walls of the 200-year-old Imambargah located at Kashmiri Gate. He apprehended that in case the construction was not stopped the worship place was likely to collapse soon. He said petitioner had also obtained licence under section 30 of Act V, 1861 and the same was granted by the competent authority for conducting worship and taking out ‘Tazia’ Muharram Procession. He submitted that the petitioner had also moved an application to the chief minister for redress of his grievance and the chief minister complaint cell on November 1, 2013 had directed the superintendent of police city, Lahore to look into the matter and take necessary action as per law.
He said it was unfortunate, even the directions of the chief minister to the higher police officer were still hanging and not formally implemented. He requested to demolish the illegal plaza and take appropriate actions against the persons concerned who had authorised such commercial activities and constructions inside the walled city.