Injustice, bad governance plaguing country, says CJP

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday said that injustice and bad governance have plagued the country. Addressing a full court ceremony of new judicial year, CJ Nisar said that there is a need to ensure transparency and supremacy of law in the motherland. He said that the masses are deprived of their fundamental rights as injustice and bad governance have enveloped the entire country. The top judge termed that direction to the government to address issue of water scarcity is one of the biggest achievements of the Supreme Court during previous judicial year. The CJP said that we were overwhelmed by the nation's response in the form of generous donations for this national cause and the confidence the nation placed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He mentioned while this year the rate of disposal was higher than the last five years, the number of pending cases nevertheless increased slightly. Earlier, Mian Saqib Nisar had asked ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) representative Naeem Bukhari to provide basic educational facilities to everyone.