A news synopsis

The most disturbing of the day's news relate to the whipping of a 17-year old girl in broad daylight in Swat. In this context, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday took a suo moto notice. Justice Chaudhry ordered the matter to be presented before a larger bench on April 6. He also summoned Secretary Interior, IG and Chief Secretary on April 6. He ordered formation of 8-member larger bench to be headed by himself. -ENGR MUNAWAR HUSSAIN, via e-mail, April 3.

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