ISLAMABAD, January 28: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday remarked that Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed should have resigned after a train inferno left 70 people dead near the city of Liaquatpur last year.
The top judge made the remarks while hearing a case related to the financial deficit of the railways department. Ahmed appeared in court on Tuesday morning on behalf of the governmental entity. A three-member bench of the top court, comprising CJP Gulzar, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, conducted the hearing into the case on Tuesday. “Can you tell us about the progress you have made in the case? All your records are in front of us,” CJP Gulzar said while addressing the minister during the hearing today. “You should have resigned after the train inferno left 70 people dead,” the top judge said, addressing Ahmed. “Seventy people were burned to death. What is the progress of the investigation into the case?” he asked. -Agencies
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