A judicial inquiry can only take place on the request of the Punjab government, says CJ LHC. PHOTO: FILE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned Inspector General (IG) Punjab on a petition to conduct a judicial inquiry in the Sahiwal tragedy on January 24, Express News reported.
Chief Justice LHC Justice Sardar Shameem Ahmed Khan summoned the IG on a petition of a local lawyer named Mian Asif.
The petitioner stated that the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials opened fire on a vehicle near the Sahiwal bypass, killing four people.
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The petitioner maintained that formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) will not uncover the complete facts of the incident, citing the example of the Model Town case, adding that "the formation of a JIT did not uncover the complete facts in Model Town case as well, and now another JIT has been constituted to probe the tragedy."
Chief Justice LHC remarked that the chief justice cannot order a judicial inquiry. Adding that a judicial inquiry can only take place on the request of the Punjab government.
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The public lawyer stated that the government is treating this matter seriously, and has formed a JIT to probe the incident.
The petition maintained that judicial inquiry of the Sahiwal tragedy should take place, in order to uncover complete facts of the incident, and identify those responsible for the incident.
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