BAHAWALPUR - Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan has said that the bench and bar play a key role in the delivery of justice. He said that the courts remained active during the extraordinary circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic and justice was provided to the oppressed and unprivileged people. He remarked that the practical measures were taken for the welfare of lawyers and for resolving their collective issues.
He expressed these views in a farewell function organised in his honour by the High Court Bar Association Bahawalpur. Nominated Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Muhammad Amir Bhatti, Justice Baqir Ali Najafi, Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, Justice Masood Abid Naqvi, Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem, Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar, Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Justice Muzammil Akhtar Shabbir, Justice Sadiq Mehmood Khurram, Justice Shakeel Ahmed, Justice Safdar Saleem Shahid, Justice Ahmed Nadeem Arshad, Justice Tariq Nadeem, Justice Anwar Hussain, Justice Raheel Kamran, Justice (retd) Farrukh Mahmood, Vice-Chancellor the Islamia University Bahawalpur Prof Dr Athar Mehboob, President High Court Bar Bahawalpur Amir Ajam Malik Advocate, General Secretary High Court Bar Imran Ashraf, and a large number of lawyers and Judicial Officers were present on this occasion.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court said that he had a great affiliation with this region and he started judicial work from here. He said that funds had been issued for the Bar Association in addition to the installation of a water filtration plant and other welfare steps had been taken. He said, the cooperation and consultation of judges were included in all the matters.
Nominated Chief Justice Lahore High Court Lahore Justice Muhammad Amir Bhatti while addressing the event said that lawyers needed to work hard and come to the court with full preparation. He said that all the projects started by Chief Justice Lahore High Court Muhammad Qasim Khan would be completed. Justice Ali Baqir Najafi, in his address, said that Chief Justice Lahore High Court kept the institution active during COVID 19. Despite difficult circumstances, he continued to deliver justice.
President High Court Bar Association Amir Ajam Malik presented the welcome address. While presenting a letter of thank, he said that LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan was a talented judge. His character was to stand up against the oppressive system. He conducted court proceedings with great dignity.
Meanwhile in Bahawalpur, South Punjab Additional Inspector General of Police Captain (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan visited Bahawalpur yesterday. On the occasion, RPO Zubair Dareshk and DPO Bahawalpur received Captain (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan. Talking on the occasion, he said that the fruits of South Punjab Police Office had started reaching to the people in practice, he said that only in a year, the South Punjab Police Office had taken exemplary steps for the reformations of police station. In this regard, the Field Force had been directed to implement a zero tolerance policy for crime control.
Later, RPO Zubair Dareshk also gave a detailed briefing on law and order situation in the district. Strict monitoring was also being carried out to control the crime rate at the district level.
