ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction on measures being taken by the federal government for the rehabilitation of the 2005 earthquake survivors.
CJP Nisar, in a suo motu notice of alleged embezzlement of over $5 billion sought a response from the government within 10 days and said that “the money spent on other projects including the Multan Metro and the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)”.
Furthermore, the top judge has also summoned National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat to the court on next Monday.
“If Balakot city and dams are not constructed, I will protest alongside the general public,” he said while expressing grave concerns on condition of people living under makeshift prefabricated houses in severe cold temperatures and an indefinite delay in New Balakot Housing Project.
“The Prime Minister (PM) should have visited those areas,” he said adding that “if CJP Nisar could visit the place on a short notice of four hours, why can’t the PM do the same?”
“Schools and health facilities were all destroyed in the entire region, but are still not reconstructed despite the passage of 11 years,” he said further.
Replying to his concerns, Attorney General Anwar Mansoor claimed that the PM was not aware of the situation, to which the top judge question “How was he not aware of the province’s situation?”
“Then, they complain of our judicial activism, we do not like to assert our authority,” he said.
