ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday stressed upon judges to dispose of thousands of pending cases on priority basis, saying those securing these posts should be grateful to this country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have earned this country with great sacrifices; not through some charity,\u201d the top judge said while addressing a gathering in Lahore. \u201cOnly the fortunate are gifted with a blessing, known as freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
The judiciary, Justice Nisar said, steps in when other authorities don\u2019t do justice with their responsibilities. \u201cWe need to safeguard and protect the basic human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge the judicial officers to work tirelessly to give the judiciary it\u2019s rightful, dignified status,\u201d he said, and added that the system needs to be modernised in line with the advancements of the present era.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no one superior or supreme before the law; cases must be decided purely on merit.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the missing persons issue, the top judge said that he had tasked heads of the top intelligence agencies to determine the whereabouts of these people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday stressed upon judges to dispose of thousands of pending cases on priority basis, saying those securing these posts should be grateful to this country. \u201cWe have earned this country with great sacrifices; not through some charity,\u201d the top judge said while addressing a gathering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32263","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