Islamabad: The Pakistan Bar Council has expressed reservations over thedecision by the Punjab government to provide interest-free loans to 11judges.
The Pakistan Bar Council stated in its statement that the action by thePunjab government is unethical and illegal. It has caused significantdamage to the state treasury, and the approval of loans through publicfunds is not permissible.
The statement mentioned that while loans with interest rates of 20 to 25percent are being imposed on the poor, the judges are receivinginterest-free loans along with their salaries and benefits. This practiceof providing loans to them goes against ethical standards. The Pakistan BarCouncil demanded that the loan process for the 11 judges be considereddiscriminatory and unjust, and the Punjab government should withdraw thenotification.
The economic situation is already dire, and the public is facing inflation.It should be noted that a notification was issued by the Punjab governmentyesterday, granting approval for loans exceeding 36 crores to 11 judges ofthe Lahore High Court. According to the notification, these loans will beinterest-free, and the judges will repay the loan within a period of 12years without interest.
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The 11 judges receiving interest-free loans include Justice Ras-ul-HasanSyed, Shakeel Ahmed, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Amjad Rafique, Abid HussainChatha, Anwar Hussain, Ali Zia Bajwa, Rahil Kamran, Ahmed Nadeem Arshad,Safdar Saleem Shahid, and Reza Qureshi.
