Lahore, Feb. 11 (TNS): Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday appeared before the Supreme Court after being summoned by a three-member bench of the apex court in a suo motu case pertaining to non-provision of potable water in the province.
During Saturday’s hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had asked Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Saeed to find out when Shehbaz Sharif would appear before the court, while expressing displeasure over the lack of provision of clean water in the provincial capital.
After a report by the provincial government revealed that 540 million gallons of polluted water was being drained into river Ravi, Justice Nisar had asked for Sharif to appear before the court and apprise it of measures being taken for drainage of wastewater.
“If we can summon Sindh’s chief minister over pollution, why should we not summon Punjab’s [chief minister]?” the CJP had asked.
“If this is happening in Lahore, what will be the situation in other cities of Punjab,” he had said.
It had asked the provincial chief secretary to find out when Sharif would appear before the court.
