LHC seeks reply from PTI chief, government high-ups over road blockage.

Rawalpindi -- Lahore High Court (lHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Friday sought reply from pTi chairman imran Khan, General Secretary asad Umer, Federal interior Secretary, Chief Secretary and iG punjab and others for blockage of roads and usurping basic rights of citizens. lHC Rawalpindi Bench Justice Mirza waqas Rauf, while taking up multiple petitions filed by many petitioners, requesting to direct the executive authorities to unblock the roads and highways and not to create any hindrance in the movement of public, also issued notices to the respondents. The judge also expressed his resentment over poor performance of high-ups of district government and Rawalpindi police and also sought report from them as what kind of action they had taken against those involved in blocking roads by placing barricades. lHC also summoned iG national Highways and Motorway police in person to explain his position in the chaos that had paralysed normal life due to road blockages. 'On the next date of hearing, a joint secretary rank officer should appear before court,' he directed. according to details, Raja Khalid Mehmood, president anjum Tajran Sheikh Muhammad Hafeez, ppp leader Malik Khalid nawaz Bobby and Chaudhry abdul Rehman Tawakli have filed petitions with lHC Rawalpindi Bench through their lawyers Malik Saleh Muhammad advocate, Col (R) inam Ur Rahim advocate and asad abbasi advocate against blockage of roads by pTi leaders and supporters, closure of educational institutions and usurping other basic rights of people. The petitioners made pTi Chairman imran Khan, General Secretary asad Umer, Federal interior Secretary, Chief Secretary punjab, iG punjab, RpO Rawalpindi Region imran ahmer, CpO Syed Shehzad nadim Bukhari, Commissioner Rawalpindi division Saqib Manan and dC Rawalpindi Capt (R) Shohaib as respondents in the petitions. Resuming the hearing in the petitions, lHC Rawalpindi Bench Justice Mirza waqas Rauf snubbed the officers of Rawalpindi police and district government asking what they had done so far against those involved in blocking roads and creating miseries for general public. 'let submit a report with this court in this regard then i will decide either such kind of officers should continue with service or not,' the judge of top court remarked. He also observed that all the administrative officers have failed in imparting their duties causing immense troubles for...