CJP sets seven-day deadline for taking stern action against quacks

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday set a seven-day deadline to launch a crackdown against the quack doctors and sought its report within a week. CJP also stopped all courts across the country from issuing orders against health care commission and asked the aggrieved persons to approach the SC directly for redressal of their grievances.
A two-member bench led by chief justice issued this order while hearing different cases regarding public interest, here Saturday at Lahore. The Chief Justice had taken suo motu action against quack doctors after it was reported that a woman died after being allegedly administered a wrong injection by a fake doctor in Kahana locality of Lahore. The victim's husband, Shahzad, claimed that his wife was suffering from fever, adding the wrong injection caused her death.
Recently, Punjab Health Commission launched a drive against fake doctors, sealing 57 clinics in the province. "Punjab police should have taken strict actions against such people," Justice Saqib Nisar the remarked. "In seven days, all of them should be arrested and a report should be submitted before the court of the record," CJ added.
Taking suo motu on provision of substandard drinking water at government hospitals, CJP also sought report from Punjab Health Minister Salman Rafique, present in courtroom about provision of clean drinking water at all hospitals within a week.
CJP further ordered that all vacant seats in health department should be filled through Punjab Public Service Commission and asked testing laboratory to submit report of all pending tests in six weeks time and in future make sure release of such report in one month time.
Justice Nisar also took notice of the use of luxury cars by minister and judges alike. The top judge also sought a report from provincial governments over the use and provision of luxury cars in each province. The SC directed all cabinet secretaries and provincial secretaries of the country to submit their reports. The apex court also directed the registrars of all high courts across the country to submit a report in 15 days about the luxury sedans in use of all the justices of these courts.
Regarding journalist killing, the Supreme Court of Pakistan also directed the Punjab Police to arrest the prime suspect within 10 days who killed a journalist Zeeshan Butt in Saymbrial, Sialkot.
During proceedings Inspector General Police Punjab Arif Nawaz Khan submitted a report pertaining to arrests made in the case. The report stated that police had arrested three suspects in the case, however; the main suspect Imran alias Mani was still at large.
Print journalist Zeeshan Butt was murdered on March 27 in the Union Council Office of Samaryal tehsil of Sialkot. His family has accused UC Chairperson Imran Cheema of the murder.
CJP also sought report from Lahore district & sessions judge by April 21 about embezzlement of Rs 130 million which a widow deposited in national exchequer during the pendency of her civil case. Widow Nabila along with her counsel advocate Iqbal Kalanoori appeared before SC and informed the CJP that a property dispute was pending in civil court and on court's order she had deposited Rs 130 million in treasury. She won the case and both the parties struck a compromise when the case landed in Supreme Court. She said she approached the civil court for release of her money and was stunned to know that some unknown persons had got released Rs 130 million on fake documents.