The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar has said that he has two aims in life – and he will continue working on them regardless of whether he remains in office or retires – the construction of dams, and the to pay off the country’s debt.
The two-member bench of the apex court was conducting a hearing of a case pertaining to slum houses (katchi abadis).
The chief justice said that those living in the slums are people too and that their problems should be resolved.
The court appointed Dr Babar Awan as the amicus curae (friend of the court) to inform the court about the problems of the slum dwellers.
Nisar said that the residents of the katchi abadis should be given a suitable place and be provided with the basic facilities of life, adding that people cannot find water and housing.