Islamabad (March 20, 2018): Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took suo motu notice of a photograph circulating on social media showing a funeral procession passing over sewage in a narrow street.
The picture shows a funeral procession passing through a street overflowing with sewage. Four men are seen carrying the body while others walk sideways to avoid stepping into the sewage.
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In his remarks, the chief justice said that dirtiness and pollution is a threat to human life. He said that people are carrying a body for its last rites and are getting dirty due to the sewage.
Chief Justice Nisar shared that the media should play its role and identify the place shown in the picture, adding that from councillors to MNAs, all relevant authorities will be questioned over the incident once the location is identified.
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