SC rejects Punjab government's report on Joseph Colony

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected the Punjab government’s report on Joseph Colony incident in Lahore's Badami Bagh area.

A three-member bench hearing the suo moto case rejected the report because it did not mention the reasons behind the incident or what action had been taken against the perpetrators.

The initial report of the incident was presented by the advocate general, according to which compensation had been paid to the victims of Joseph Colony.

The Chief Justice remarked that providing compensation was the government's responsibility and asked why precautionary measures were not taken if there was information pertaining to the attack.

The Chief Justice said the IG should leave his post if he is not aware of developments. The Chief Justice further said that the IG, CCPO and SP City had failed to provide security to citizens.

The court also expressed its anger over the failure to appoint a permanent IG in Punjab. The advocate general informed the court that despite a request the federal government had not appointed a permanent IG.

The court questioned why the police were not conducting a proper investigation and if there were any honest officers in the Punjab police.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that whenever there is an attack on minorities, the Punjab government does not budge. He asked the advocate general who the owner of the land was and why residents of the area were forced to vacate. The Chief Justice added that the landowner should have approached the court. He also asked under whose directives was the area vacated.

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