Lahore, Dec. 8 (TNS): TNS has obtained a video in which Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was briefed on Supreme Court decision in Orange Line Metro Train case.
In video, Shahbaz was told about top court verdict and the Chief Minister was seemed delighted to hear decision as the apex court allowed Punjab government to compete much delayed mega project.
He Says we are very grateful to Allah and the Supreme Court that the project was finally approved, and now will do our best to make up for the lost time.
Shahbaz Sharif said that 22 months delay disturbed the pace of project but vowed to work with Chinese friends day and night to complete it as soon as possible.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed on Friday the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) halting work on selected sites of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project.
The court accepted the appeal of the Punjab government and others against the LHC decision with conditions and ruled by a 4-1 judgment that it observed no illegalities in the multi-billion rupee project.
A five-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, had reserved its verdict in the case on April 17 this year. The bench included Justices Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Maqbool Baqar, Ijaul Ahsan and Mazhar Alam Miankhel.
