LHC overrules objection to commission on Kasur incident

LAHORE
The Lahore High Court on Monday overruled the objection to a petition seeking constitution of a commission to fix responsibilities, determine reasons behind Kasur barbaric illegal acts and lay out the future plan to protect the lives of the citizens especially minor/children of Pakistan.
The LHC registrar office had raised objection to maintainability of the petition. The court overruled objection and directed its fixing before appropriate bench for Tuesday (today).
The petitioner-counsel stated appropriate directions may be made to the government to make necessary amendments to the relevant laws to overcome such incidents in future. He stated that penal actions should be enhanced with checks and balances and to control the structured exercise of discretionary powers of the law enforcing agencies. He sought directions to put the penal laws of the land into motion for treating the culprits in accordance with the law with iron hands by awarding punishments to them.
He requested that direction be given to the government and officials to explain their failure to check, control, overcome the inhuman, un-natural, immoral, indecent and humiliating tragedy within the best possible time.
Report sought: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday sought a report from Punjab Home Department and police on a bail petition of two alleged members of defunct organisation.
Maulana Munawar Hassan and Mufti Abdul Rauf stated through counsel that Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested them on July 2 from a Gujranwala mosque on charges of collecting funds for defunct Jaish-i-Muhammad and preaching for Jihad.
The counsel argued that neither the petitioners had any link with terrorism nor they belonged to any defunct outfit. He said the CTD arrested his clients on baseless allegations. He prayed to the court to release the petitioners on bail.
The bench comprising Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq and Justice Erum Sajjad Gull directed the Home Department and police concerned to submit their replies within two weeks.
detention case: The Lahore High Court division bench on Monday sought complete inquiry report from Punjab Home Department on a petition moved by a member of a banned outfit against his detention under Public Maintenance Order Ordinance 1961.
Qari Muhammad Ismail, the petitioner, argued through his counsel that following directions of Counter Terrorism Department, DCO Faisalabad Noor Amin Maingal issued his detention order and he had been languishing behind the bar since June 19.
He pointed out that neither he was involved in any kind of terrorism activity nor affiliated with any outlawed organisation. Responding to court’s query, a representative of Home Department maintained that he had no information about ongoing inquiry against petitioner’s detention. This made court angry and judges remarked that inquiry should be extended up to 90 days. Petitioner has been detained for two months but no inquiry report submitted in the court so far, the court remarked and ordered for appearance of the responsible officer.
As court resumed proceedings after 30 minutes break, a section officer appeared and requested for time to complete inquiry report. The court allowed the same and adjourned hearing for August 30.