CJ directs Punjab govt to submit final plan on water treatment plants

LAHORE (92 News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday directed the Punjab government to submit a final plan on installation of water treatment plants on December 5. Punjab Minister for Housing Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed appeared before a two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar as it heard a case at the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry regarding the lack of water treatment plants. “You only have six-month experience in administrative matters, we have been sitting here for the past 21 years. The purpose of creating committees is to cause delays. Minister inform us when implementation will be done,” the chief justice remarked, Justice Nisar directed the provincial minister to submit a final plan regarding installation of treatment plants on December 5 and remarked, “If need be, we will summon the provincial chief minister. Bring the plan and come to Islamabad on Wednesday, we will hear the case over there.”