A bench Three member headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan summoned the Prime Minister at around 10 am.
When the hearing of the case resumed, the Chief Justice said that the Prime Minister should come and the Prime Minister reached the rostrum.
Justice Ejaz-ul-Ahsan remarked that it is necessary to reassure the parents. The parents want action to be taken against the then authorities. The Chief Justice asked the Prime Minister what he was doing with reference to the APS tragedy.
Standing on the rostrum, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “I believe in the rule of law. NO sacred cow there in the country. You order we will take action.
The Chief Justice asked the Prime Minister to state what action has been taken against those responsible and how to register an FIR against anyone on moral responsibility.
The Prime Minister told the court that he had gone to Peshawar on the day of the incident and went to the hospital and met the injured. At the time of the incident, the parents could not help him. After the National Action Plan was drawn up, the war on terror was won. I said at that time, this is America’s war.
Justice Ejaz-ul-Haq said that according to the report, no special steps have been taken. Pakistan of the Constitution protection of the people is the responsibility of the state. Now that you are in power, what have you done to bring the criminals to book?
What did the state do to bring justice to the parents of the children which Prime Minister Imran Khan said was not in the government at that time.
PM said that Allah will give patience to the parents of the children. What else could we do besides paying compensation? I had met them before and I will still meet them. That the war on terror was won because the nation stood behind us.
Justice QA remarked that there is no need to go back in time. Tell me who has been arrested so far. Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan said that no special measures have been taken as per the report. He said that the constitution of Pakistan protects the life and property of every Pakistani.
The court directed the implementation of the order dated October 20, on which Prime Minister Imran Khan assured the Supreme Court that the requirements of justice would be met.
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The attorney general did not appear in court during the hearing on October 20 last month, on which the apex court, at the request of the parents, ordered the attorney general to appear in person in the next two weeks.
The court had sought details of the government’s measures to punish the perpetrators of the APS tragedy. Go
Tragedy Army Public School.
Seven years ago, a total of 147 people, including 132 children, were killed in a militant attack on an Army Public School in Peshawar.
