Rule of law will prevail in Pakistan: CJ

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the rule of law is the only way of maintaining stability in the country.

He said this while addressing lawyers at the Quetta Bar Association.

The chief justice said that the rule of law and democracy are still intact in the country due to sacrifices made by lawyers. He also said that no one is above the law in the country.

The chief justice also said that significant progress has been made by the Balochistan High Court in the missing persons case. He said 95 missing peoples' applications have been registered so far.


Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry also said that the courts will make utmost efforts to return missing people to their homes.

While addressing a dinner in honour of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif said that a lawyer made Pakistan and now lawyers are going to save it.

He mourned the target killings of doctors and teachers and vowed that lawyers are going to rally peacefully in protest.

Sharif said the Chief Justice of Pakistan has made the missing persons case his top priority.