ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Monday has disposed off the DPO Pakpattantransfer case.
SC accepted the written apologies submitted by Punjab Chief Minister UsmanBuzdar and others in the former Pakpattan DPO Rizwan Gondal transfer case
A bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo motucase pertaining to alleged transfer of the police officer due to politicalintervention. During the hearing, the court, earlier today, rejected theresponses of the chief minister, former IG Punjab Kaleem Imam and others toan inquiry report claiming political intervention in the transfer.
The chief justice expressed anger over the reply submitted by the chiefminister, Ahsan Gujjar, who had approached the CM for relocation of thepolice officer, and former IG Punjab Kaleem Imam on an inquiry reportprepared by National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) chief Maher KhaliqDad Lak into the matter.
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In his response submitted to the Supreme Court, the chief minister statedhe had never misused his authority and that he believed in the supremacy ofthe law. It was further stated that the report of Nacta chief was based onassumptions and could not be relied on.
On October 3, an inquiry report was submitted, stating that Gondal wastransferred on the basis of political intervention. It further addedthat orders for the transfer of the police officer in the middle of thenight came from the chief minister’s office.
