Pakistan News: A Pakistani court on Friday (September 13, 2024) issued a notice to the Punjab government for not complying with the order regarding naming a square in Lahore after freedom fighter Shaheed-e-Azam Shaheed Bhagat Singh and gave it a last chance to respond.
Last chance given to Punjab government
The court was hearing a petition requesting contempt proceedings against the Punjab government of Pakistan for not implementing the court’s order to name Shadman Chowk in Lahore after Bhagat Singh. Lahore High Court judge Shams Mahmood Mirza, while hearing the petition filed by Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan, gave the Punjab government a last chance to respond on this matter.
Punjab Assistant Advocate General Saad Bin Ghazi appeared in court and sought more time to respond. The judge said in his order, “On the request of the Assistant Advocate General of Punjab, the (Punjab) government is given one last chance to respond to the matter.” Petitioner’s lawyer Khalid Zaman Khan Kakar told the court that the case has already been delayed enough and should be decided immediately.
The next hearing will be held in November
The court has fixed the next hearing of the case on November 8, 2024. Foundation chairman Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi had filed a contempt petition over the government’s failure to name Shadman Chowk after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Qureshi said that the Lahore High Court had in 2018 ordered the government to name Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh, where he was hanged in 1931.
He said, “Both the provincial and district governments deliberately did not obey the order of Lahore High Court, thus committing contempt.” Bhagat Singh fought for the independence of India and at that time the country was undivided. The freedom fighter is respected not only by Sikhs and Hindus but also by Muslims in the Indian subcontinent.
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