LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday took suomoto notice of the high salaries of officers working in 56 companies ofPunjab in Supreme Court (SC) Lahore Registry..

Chief Justice sought the details of robust salaries of officers. The CJPremarked the retired officers are receiving additional salaries under whatlaw. Contract system will not be allowed to be run. The country should notbe handed over to the contractors like East India Company

The chief justice said that the country should not be handed over tocontractors like the East India Company and no one would be allowed todistribute the country’s resources like that.

The chief secretary informed the court that the Punjab government hasconstituted 56 companies. To this, the chief justice said that they hadhanded over everything to the private sector.

“You have handed everything to the private sector. Leave the government ifyou cannot work with diligence. We will not let the public money go waste,”remarked the Chief Justice.

He added that the highest officer of the provincial government i.e Chiefsecretary is taking around Rs 200,000 and the former employees appointed inthese companies are charging more salaries even that of from the high courtjudge.

Earlier today, Chief Justice took notice of disparity in salaries ofdoctors working at the government hospitals, stating those called fromabroad are paid a hefty sum while the local doctors are given a smallamount in comparison.