The PWD has been directed to repair the signboard within two days.
The signboard usually read ‘Supreme Court of Pakistan.’ But vandals removed select alphabets to make it read like a political slogan.
According to the sources, SC registrar Tahir Shahbaz, who is currently in Lahore, took notice of the incident when a television channel showed images of the vandalised signboard.
The SC registrar also sought an explanation from security officials, who are supposed to be on guard at the SC premises.
Shahbaz was later briefed about the act of vandalism.
Supreme Court Bar Association president Kamran Murtaza, while talking The Express Tribune, has strongly condemned the vandalism and demanded that those responsible should be exposed and punished.
He also believed that this was a move to ridicule the judiciary; therefore, they will take up the issue before the court when it convenes to hear a case regarding the ongoing political protests next week.
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Why does it feel like someone has stolen my knickers. My god these people, where are we going?
@Iqbal Hadi Zaidi: the same goes for SC.It can't be disrespectful to the People who have put it there. So far it has not shown any respect for the people.
Hats off to my Hero 'vandalist'. PML N you need to understand that PTI consists of very educated young people with a sense of humour.
Talk about punishing vandalism when people like Gullu Butt go free. LOL!
Something is really rotten in the State of Pakistan or What??
PM means Pervez Mush here, and the reason behind PTI/PAT dharnas is to get him out of Pakistan. After all he is paying for this just t escape. the message is clearly directed to the court: Dont punish Mush, let him escape i.e. let "Pervez Mush OUT OF PAKISTAN"
every day register going and coming out from Supreme court,did not notice the missing alphabets ..what a shame he came to know through TV news...
Whosoever has done it must be punished very severely because none in Pakistan can be allowed whatsoever to be so derogatory to our highest court of law which is the true symbol of justice and rule of law in my beloved Pakistan. However, what could be the rationale behind it which does not carry any sense in any case is a bit puzzling question? I am waiting to see the face of the person disfiguring it alike. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
Really? Dear God! Which alphabet did they get? The Greek? The Persian? Not the English! NOOO! They're called 'letters' geniuses.
So the Supreme Court takes this as an issue but there is no time for the poor and the fraudulent elections. This tells us the whole story
Typical PTI mentality
Go Imran the vandal go
They should not removed 'kis' of Pakistan in that case it would have been read as 'PM OUT OF PAKISTAN".
I did it. It stands for:
Prime Minister Out of Parliamentary Assembly, Today And Now.
You're Welcome.
Naya Pakistan
If they had spared the KIS in Pakistan, it would have made the dharna-walas point quite well (PM OUT OF PAKISTAN!)
Missing letters from the sign board is only superficial.......but the court would do well in trying to understand the message being conveyed. Simply calling it vandalism is incorrect.
Why not leave 'Pakistan' in full?
PTI workers did not do this. It was PAT
We would have believed that those who did this will be exposed and punished Mr Registrar when you think about other criminals in a similar way. Selective justice is no justice. People are being killed on the roads of this country and you think this vandalism is a mockery of the supreme court?