Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed said on Tuesday that law is biggest weapon in Pakistan and there is nothing bigger than this.
Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said that it was his first visit to the Islamabad High Court Bar building and was happy to see so many lawyers.
“I don t see any difference between a lawyer and a judge,” he said and added the job of the court and the lawyer is the same. “The job of the lawyer is to follow the case and the job of the court is to decide.”
Justice Gulzar Ahmed said that he believes in the constitution and independence of the court, adding that he is aware of the problems of lawyers and will try to solve them.
“Law is the biggest weapon in Pakistan, there is nothing bigger than law in Pakistan,” he added.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday censured the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for failing to perform its job in the healthcare sector.
“Where are the billions the government says it’s spending are going?” he questioned as a three-member bench headed by the judge took up a case regarding rising cases of breast cancer in the province.
The judge observed there were no X-ray machines or oxygen systems available in public hospitals across KP.
“Ineligible people have filed the ranks in public hospitals,” the judge lamented.
During the hearing, the advocate general told Justice Gulzar the province has started issuing healthcare cards. In addition, every registered person will be able to claim a treatment facility of up to Rs1 million per annum.
In response to the advocate general, the judge said: “You must have spent Rs5 to 6 billion so that certain elements can mint money of it.”
The case hearing of the case was adjourned for a week.
