ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan heard the appeals case related to the cancellation of bails of those accused in May 9 events. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi presided over the hearing.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) had granted bail to the accused of May 9. The Punjab government has approached the Supreme Court to cancel the bails.
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Punjab government’s counsel Zulfiqar Naqvi appeared in the Supreme Court and sought more time to prepare for the case. CJP Afridi said that the cases in concern are scheduled for tomorrow and the day after. He added, “In the previous hearings, additional prosecutors kept appearing and asking for time. Today you are asking for time. It will not work like this.”
The chief justice said that there are nearly 50 appeals in these cases, and some are related to case transfers as well.
Counsel Naqvi requested the apex court to give him one week’s time. To this the CJP responded that the matter of case transfer has been concluded. He directed the counsel to take instructions from the government on this.
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The counsel replied, “The judge has been transferred, we will only follow the appeal to the extent of fines and some observations.”
The court granted the lawyer’s request and removed the cases scheduled for May 9 and May 10 from this week and the following week’s docket.
“The Punjab government’s request for respite has been accepted, all cases will be heard after Eid,” the court said.