QUETTA: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani has said that non-state actors were involved in terrorist activities across the country and emphasized for effective imposition of law to curb these elements.
In his address to judges and lawyers at the auditorium of the Balochistan High Court in Quetta, the chief justice said that non-state actors were damaging the image of Islam and lack of culture of tolerance was a cause of terrorism.
The Chief Justice stressed the need to take measures for the imposition of law in letter and spirit to bring a balanced system in society.
“Murder of an innocent human being was like a murder of whole humanity,” he said.
Justice Jilani underlined the need to promote education as it was a vital tool for the progress and prosperity of nations.
“There was a time when Muslims ruled half of the world, especially, when the biggest library of the world ‘Baghdad Library’ was functioning,” the chief justice said.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan further said that he had also directed office-bearers of the Supreme Court and the Balochistan Bar Association and other lawyers to play their due role for the rule of law. He also assured to extend his cooperation to resolve issues faced by judiciary and legal fraternity.
