LHC issues order to stop construction work at Darbar Bibi Pakdaman

Shiite News: A hearing was held in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on various petitions related to the renovation of Hazrat Bibi Pakdaman’s mausoleum and graveyard.

The court stopped the construction of Bibi Pakdaman’s mausoleum and graveyard. And constituted a committee comprising petitioner’s lawyer, federal government, Punjab government and auqaf lawyer, the court directed the committee to visit venue and submit a report tomorrow regarding the construction work. Chief Justice Muhammad Amir Bhatti heard the miscellaneous application.

On behalf of the petitioner, Khawaja Haris Advocate objected to the jurisdiction of the committee formed for the construction of the court and took the position that the court cannot dismiss the petitions on mere reservations.
Despite the approval of the federal government, the Punjab government has not released the development funds and some of the land of the shrine has been encroached.

The lawyer of the Auqaf Department said how much land is occupied by the Punjab government? It is requested that the court should appoint a local commission.

The Chief Justice remarked that there is no need to appoint a local commission. The petitioner’s lawyer said that the court first saw the objections raised in my application, the court saw whether the renovation and expansion of the court was correct in the light of the recommendations of the committee. Chief Secretary and Secretary Auqaf did not object to the renovation of the Darbar in their report.