Times of Islamabad

CJP Justice Saqib Nisar is annoyed at PTI government on Quaid day

CJP Justice Saqib Nisar is annoyed at PTI government on Quaid day

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar is annoyed at PTIgovernment over Quaid day holiday.

CJP on Tuesday lambasted at government officials for having a holiday onthe birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

According to details, the chief justice was hearing a case related to thelegal status of private universities in the country. In the last hearing,Justice Nisar had summoned the federal ministers for health and law tolearn of the criteria for granting charters to academic institutions.

The ministers failed to appear before the court due to the public holidaytoday for the commemoration of of Quaid-i-Azam’s birthday. Reacting onthis, the top judge sternly remarked, “Call the ministers, tell them towork here [instead of] observing a holiday on Quaid-i-Azam Day”.

He further noted that Jinnah’s principle was “Work, work, and only work.”