Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday urged the Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo moto notice of Shia killings in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Speaking at a press conference with a prominent Shia leader of the region Sheikh Jaffery and noted Sunni leader Maulana Khalil during a visit to Skardu, Imran emphasised that the government had completely failed to maintain law and order, says a statement issued by PTI Central Information Secretary Shafqat Mehmood.

The killing of 21 Shia passengers in a bus at Babusar Pass was horrific tragedy, he said, and also a manifestation of complete failure of the incumbent government. Imran said that the chief justice of Pakistan was taking suo moto of matters that were relatively trivial but not doing the same for sectarian killings. He said it was good that the Supreme Court was taking notice of the government failures in other spheres but the matter of Shia killings required its special consideration.

Imran made a special effort to promote sectarian harmony by contacting leaders of all sects and visiting them. He promised that the PTI would continue raising its voice against terrorist organisations that were deliberately trying to create conflict in the country through sectarian murders.

Monitoring Desk: Imran Khan PTI chief received by party leaders and workers at Sakrdu airport on this Saturday.
Speaking to media Khan said that the government has failed to secure the lives of the people and the situation is fast running out of control. He blamed the security agencies that they were not functioning the way they should function.
Talking to a media question, Khan said that the Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah is powerless and the package given to Gilgit Balistan is temporary.
Imran Khan asked question “If the Chief Minister has any powers, why should he attend Islamabad everyday on petty matters?”
He also said that PTI is gaining fast popularity in the region and promised efforts to give a representation in the Parliament of Pakistan to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Haji Muhammad Ismail has said that the government of GB would distribute shelter among 130 flood affected families of Ghangche. Talking to APP, he said that NDMA with the collaboration of UNDP is also working to provide relief to the affected people. He said the government would give Rs 1 million to each affected family. The government has provided six month ration and Rs 20,000 to each victim through Watan Card, he added. APP