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SC orders installation of CCTV cameras in Islamabad-Pindi courts
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered installation of CCTV cameras within 48 hours at all courts in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani was hearing the suo moto case related to the terror attack at a court in Islamabad also known as the F-8 Kacheri.
The interior secretary presented details of the attack. According to the report, 66 policemen normally remain posted at the court which was attacked.
Chief Justice inquired about the number of policemen deployed at the time of the attack and how many of them were armed.
Interior Secretary, Dr. Shahid replied that 47 policemen were on duty at the time of the incident but he was not aware of how many were armed. He added that policemen did use their weapons.
Chief Justice Jillani asked how the interior secretary was certain about the use of weapons if no assailant was injured or caught. The chief justice told the interior secretary to inquire about the number of armed policemen from the IG.
The chief justice expressed anger over the lack of CCTV cameras at the court despite the presence of terror threats in Islamabad. The interior secretary informed the court that the police force was sent from a nearby police station within 7-10 minutes.
Justice Khilji Arif in his observation said that had the police force arrived within 7 minutes such destruction would not have taken place. Newspapers are full of reports that police arrived after 45 minutes.
Later, Chief Justice Jillani ordered the installation of CCTV cameras within 48 hours in all the courts of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and called for the compliance report on Monday.
Courtesy www.geo.tv