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Shifting of DCs: IHC seeks report from ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday sought a report from Ministry of Interior in a petition seeking shifting of the district court to an appropriate place and adjourned hearing till 18th September.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that there should be a model system of the judiciary in the federal capital to provide justice to the citizens at their doorstep.
There was no benefit if the citizen had no trust in the judiciary, he observed.
The court ordered deputy commissioner Islamabad and president District Bar Association (DBA) to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue.
The Chief Justice remarked that the lower courts should be shifted at the appropriate place to relieve the applicants.
He observed that why the deputy commissioner did not comply with the court orders in this regard.
The bench sought a report from the Interior Ministry and adjourned the hearing of the case.

 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.