Islamabad: The chief minister (CM) Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Gulber Khan has wrote a special letter to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.

It is stated in the letter that the establishment division should make sure the implementation on fixed quota for the youth of GB in Islamabad.

The implementation should have done on quota of GB on advertised vacancies in federal institutions including labor department and social security institution.

CM GB said that the prime minister should play a role in making sure the fixed quota by the establishment division for providing opportunity of employment to the literate youth of GB.       

Islamabad: Supreme Court judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Saturday said that the judiciary will have to be subject to the system instead of individuals.

Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Islamabad, he stated that Asma Jahangir has great services for human rights, it is an honor for him to participate in the Conference and will talk about the future today.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah added that our judicial history is not proud, ‘We have to reform our institution,’ it is not even that the judicial system is not working.

He further said: “We have 4,000 cases reported daily in the Supreme Court, 1,000 cases are filed in the lower courts, globally there are 90 judges per one million people, here we have 13 judges per one million people, we need 90,000 judges. The highest budget in Brazil is for the judiciary, the army is second”.

Mansoor Ali also stated that it is everyone's right to criticize the decisions of the courts. According to the constitution, the judiciary should be completely independent.

The judge also added that corruption in the judiciary should be completely eradicated.

Judge who does not deliver should be removed. There should be zero tolerance on corruption. The case management system is very important, it should not be that any case is set to any judge for hearing, said Mansoor Ali Shah.

Karachi: The supreme court (SC) Karachi registry has issued written decree of Karachi encroachment case.

According to the details, the SC ordered to remove encroachment from footpath and on roads across the country. It has been ordered to send the copy of written decree to attorney general, all advocate generals and all the official departments.

In this context, an order has been given to Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority (PEMRA) to broadcast a public service message and publish it regarding this matter.  

In accordance with the written decree of SC the federal and provincial governments should be diminished the encroachment within three days.