Zainab murder case: no one would be allowed to distort facts: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Saturday said the murder case of innocent girl (Zainab) is a test case for the government and all requirements of justice will be fulfilled during its investigation. "No one would be allowed to influence the transparent investigation and distorting facts during the investigation of the murder of the innocent girl tantamount to damaging the interests of the country," Shahbaz said while addressing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order here Saturday, which reviewed progress on the investigation into the Zainab murder case.
Addressing the meeting, Shahbaz said repute of the country has been damaged by creating doubts regarding the case. He said the creation of doubts through baseless documents and wrong statements is against the national interests. He said the Punjab government has never done anything against the national interests and will not allow anybody to do it. He said ambitions of those who want to create doubts have been exposed and such regrettable attitudes at the murder of the innocent child are against the national interests. He said he is personally monitoring progress on the investigation and will take every possible step to ensure justice.
The additional chief secretary home and the head of the Joint Investigation Team RPO Multan briefed the meeting on the case. Spokesman for the Punjab government Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Advisor Rana Maqbool Ahmed, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary Home, the IGP, secretaries and senior officers of the concerning departments also attend the meeting.
Moreover, addressing a high-level meeting, Shahbaz said that those who broke law and created disturbance in the Punjab University deserve no leniency and strict action will be taken against those who committed violence. "Injustice will not be done to anybody and that violence at educational institutions is regrettable," he said, adding: "Punjab University is not educational institution of only one province but it is the University of the Whole Country and nobody will be allowed to create disturbance in this institution."
He said nobody will be allowed to disturb learning environment in any education institution of the province including the Punjab University. He said action against those who created violence in the university will be taken without any political consideration and a special committee formed to look into the matter should present its report soon. He said permanent and solid policy should be made to avoid such incidents in the future.
He said Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and KPK are our provinces and our children are getting education in institutions of these provinces and it is our responsibility to provide them best educational environment. Provincial minister Syed Ali Raza Gilani, Khawaja Ahmad Hasan, additional chief secretary home, Inspector General Police, Commissioner Lahore Division, VC Punjab University, Chairman Higher Education Commission Punjab and other concerning officials also attended the meeting.