LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Fridaytermed the gang-rape of a woman at Lahore motorway as shameful, ARY NEWSreported.
While pointing out the recent incident during the inauguration of thecommercial courts portal on the website of the Lahore High Court, the chiefjustice said that it was shameful that there were no effective safetyarrangements for citizens on the highways.
“Passengers had to face serious criminal offenses on the highwaysregularly,” he said adding that maintaining law and order was the primeresponsibility of the government.
The chief justice said that a transparent police system was need of thehour and urged the government to take the matter seriously and restore theintegrity of the police force.
The government should intervene and stop personal meddling in police’saffairs, he said while referring to frequent transfer and postings in thepolice department.
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“No police force could not work without proper discipline,” CJP GulzarAhmed said adding that lives and property of the masses could not besafeguarded unless police are turned into a professional unit.
He further commented that the incumbent police force is being led by non-professional people.
