ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has taken notice of the arson and damage to public properties during the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) protests that erupted after the top court’s decision to acquit Aasia Bibi.
According to a statement issued Wednesday night, the chief justice said that the properties of people were damaged during the three-day protests after the Supreme Court’s decision.
The chief justice has sought report of the damage during the protests from the federal government and the provinces.
After SC’s October 31 judgement that acquitted Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case, TLP launched a countrywide protest, bringing several cities to a standstill for nearly three days.
The interior ministry has started criminal proceedings against rioters involved in destroying property during the countrywide protests against a Supreme Court verdict acquitting Aasia Bibi.
The ministry on Sunday released initial pictures of the miscreants involved in vandalising property and harming common citizens during the demonstrations, which ended on Friday after the government reached an agreement with the protesters.
