Thaindian News

By Madhuri Dey
Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 5 days after a Sialkot mob brutally tortured and hanged two brothers to death, pointing to the heights of lawlessness in the country, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court condemned the attack and came down hard on law enforcement officers who stood by and watched the mob proceed with the inhuman action. Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that it is the inaction of District Police Officer (DPO) Sialkot and some other top officials that had led to the death of the duo. He termed the mob’s action as a height of lawlessness which could not be tolerated in any civilized society.

On Friday, The Chief Justice of Pakistan, who headed the two-member bench that looked into the human rights case, slammed Waqar Ahmed Chauhan by saying that such and an incident taking place in front of the police points to the heights of lawlessness that exists in the Sialkot. He blamed Waqar Ahmed Chauhan for the incident and added that no one would have dared to take law in his hands “had the police have the courage and command” to stop the mob.

The two young brothers Hafiz Muneeb, 19 and Hafiz Mughees, 15 became victims of mob fury on August 15. While the Sialkot District Police Officer Waqar Ahmed Chauhan and eight other police officers remained silent spectator, the mob went on with the brutal beating session which led to their deaths. The bodies were then hanged upside down by the mob on a crossing. It went on to become a matter of national concern when the video footage of the brutal crime was aired repeatedly on a private television channel and then played in front of the courtroom.