ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has said only announcement were not enough to construct five million houses and one considers the number of birds which will reside in it even when a cage for pigeons is made.<\/p>\n
The Chief Justice remarked this on Wednesday as he heard a case regarding informal settlements across the country. A report was submitted before the bench headed by Justice Nisar regarding informal settlements in Balochistan.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe government is responsible to provide facilities in informal settlements. There are a lot of loopholes in informal settlements and something needs to be done about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justice Saqib Nisar then directed the additional attorney general to present recommendations regarding removing informal settlements in Islamabad. \u201cYou still have not given data regarding informal settlements in the capital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Chief Justice further told the additional attorney general, \u201cTell the prime minister to set a time to visit informal settlements with me and see the conditions over there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have visited informal settlements in Lahore, tell the premier to go himself and see the conditions the people are living in over there,\u201d Justice Nisar said while adding that the prime minister is the chief executive of the country. \u201cTell him to give me a time and we will go together,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Justice Nisar further lamented, \u201cBlack water streams are running through the informal settlements and they are not livable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The additional attorney general informed the bench, \u201cThe issue of informal settlements will be resolved soon as the premier has announced a 5 million housing scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to his comments, Justice Nisar said, \u201cConstruction of the houses will take time as 5 million houses need to be made not your aunt\u2019s house. Even when a cage for pigeons is made the number of birds which will reside in it are considered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Further, the chief justice remarked, \u201cWhat has been done since 1996? And then they say change has come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stating that official housing is misused, Justice Nisar remarked, \u201cRetired officers do not vacate government houses.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further directed the additional attorney general to \u201cinform the premier that safeguarding fundamental rights is his responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFive million houses will not be constructed through an announcement,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
Following this, the Sindh additional advocate general informed the bench that there are laws for informal settlements in the province. Responding to him, Justice Nisar said, \u201cTake me to the informal settlements in Sindh and the provincial chief minister has to accompany me or state that people living in informal settlements are ants or don\u2019t have basic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bench then directed law and justice commission\u2019s recommendations be sent to the provinces and ordered the provincial governments to submit a reply within four weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has said only announcement were not enough to construct five million houses and one considers the number of birds which will reside in it even when a cage for pigeons is made. The Chief Justice remarked this on Wednesday as he heard a case […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n