SC stops Punjab govt from dislocation of Agriculture Research Council.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to respondents and barred the Punjab government from dislocation of Arid Zone Research Institute, Bahawalpur.

A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the case filed by Aziz Ullah Shah, President PARC Scientists Association (PARSA), Islamabad against the Government of the Punjab regarding declaration of dislocating the Arid Zone Research Institute, Bahawalpur as unlawful.

During the course of proceedings, the court also issued notice to the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) for assistance.

Advocate Qamar Afzal counsel...