Punjab Assembly Speaker Ch Pervaiz Elahi said that the lawyers are very important part of our society, lawyers have to activate their role in reforming the society, through courts lawyers help the people in securing quick and cheap justice and they lawyers have always worked for supremacy of law.
He was talking to a delegation of lawyers, led by Punjab Bar Council Vice-Chairman Ch Muhammad Akram on Friday.
Delegation included Punjab Additional Advocate General Asif Mehmood Cheema, Punjab Bar Council members Ch ohammad Sarwar and Ali Riaz Kirmani. The delegation apprised Ch Parvez Elahi about problems of Punjab bar.
Pervaiz Elahi said it will be my endeavour that the bar problems should be solved on priority basis. He said it has been our endeavour always that the people get their fundamental rights without any obstruction, as such not only took measures for provision of equal basic facilities for all segments of life but also got all those implemented.
Punjab Bar Council Vice-Chairman Ch Muhammad Akram said that as the chief minister you got constructed Punjab Bar Council building for the lawyers, also provided facilities of free treatment and medicines for the lawyers in government hospitals. He said that I have to say this regretfully that the governments which came afterwards paid no attention to the problems of the lawyers’ community. #
Later, the PA speaker telephoned assembly member of Canada Salma Zahid and felicitated her on being elected as Chairperson of Canadian Standing Committee for Citizenship and Immigration. He said that Overseas Pakistanis by offering their services in other country were enhancing the prestige of Pakistan.
Salma Zahid inquired from Ch Pervaiz Elahi about health of former prime minister Ch Shujat Hussain and expressed the desire to visit Pakistan along with her committee and other assembly members. She said that Muslim League president in Canada Ghaus Dar was playing his role very appreciably in activating the party.
