Judiciary unwillingly intervenes in executive matters to assist public: CJP

The CJP was hearing a case related to the death of minor children in Tharparkar

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, while refuting certain rumours, remarked on Saturday that certain people think that he is looking to take over the country, but the judiciary intervenes unwillingly in the business of the executive for the betterment of the people.

The remark by the CJP was made during the hearing of a case relating to the death of five minors in Mithi's Civil Hospital.

During the hearing, Provincial Secretary Health Fazullah Pechuho submitted a report stating that the majority of deaths occur due to malnutrition, pneumonia and cholera.

The report further informed the court that early marriages and lack of birth control are also included as crucial causes of infant mortality.

"Doctors do not agree to attend to patients in areas like Mithi," the secretary maintained.

Rejecting the government's report,  the CJP said that the authorities responsible are trying to sidestep from the situation by conveniently stating that underweight children die.

Addressing Pechuho, the chief justice said, "There are innumerable issues of health in Sindh, Mr Secretary why don’t you go and serve in some other department."



The advocate general, during the hearing, also presented his stance and said the government has established quality hospitals in Tharparkar and wheat is distributed free of charge to the area's people.

To this, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah said that the bench is cognizant of everything and know the amount of free wheat distributed in areas and how prevalent corruption is in the department.

"I saw a footage of a Larkana hospital and I was ashamed. Parents admit their children to hospitals and are handed over the body of their child shortly afterwards," he lamented.

Doctor Nawaz Malah suggested that a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) must be formed to expose corruption in the health department, to which the chief justice said that this can be taken into consideration.