Dearth of water in Balochistan: Ex-CMs Zehri, Abdul Malik appear in Supreme Court
Dont put blame on the budget as we are very much concerned about Balochistan, CJP said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Former Chief Ministers of Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri and Dr Abdul Malik on Wednesday appeared in Supreme Court (SC) in a case pertaining to water scarcity in the province.
During the hearing of suo motu notice, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) asked whether the leaders are satisfied with the condition of water in Balochistan and that what steps have been taken to fill the water lakes.
Don’t put blame on the budget as we are very much concerned about Balochistan for which, we have also tried to restore the government, he added.
Ex-CM Abdul Malik told the court that nothing can work consistently without improving law and order situation in the province. He said that a decrease in criminal activities during 2013 to 2015 was observed over which CJP asked whether the murders of Hazara community were also reduced.
He said that when he came into power only 248 sectarian killings were reported. You can confirm from inspector general that I didn’t allow political interference in police, he added.
