Combating car lifting menace in country: Supreme Court moved for constitution of judicial commission

A constitutional petition on Friday was filed in the Supreme Court (SC), with the plea to form a judicial commission for combating car thefts in Pakistan. Malik Naseem Abbas Nasir filed the petition being a legal advisor of Anti Car Lifting Association (ACLA) - 200 members of the Association were affectees whose cars were lifted from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Interior, Governments of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and KP through Home secretaries and Inspector General of Police of Islamabad and all the four provincial police chiefs have been made respondents in the petition.
The petitioner while pleading the court to issue directives to all concerned officials to control the crime stated that situation might lead to anarchy. While quoting a car lifter known as Don Muhammad Hassan alias Major Mohammad Hassan whose interviews were published and disseminated in the national media, the petitioner contended that the car lifter was ready to expose the car lifting mafia including several police officers, excise department personnel, private businessmen and political figures. Nasir added that the car lifter Hassan sought security of life for disclosing the identity of all those involved in car lifting.
The petitioner contended that Police, FIA, Excise and Taxation departments were duty bound to protect life and liberty of citizen but they were involved in commission and promotion of the crime of car lifting. He said that rising incidents of car lifting were causing frustration in the general public which was also denting the belief of masses on administrative and political institution, adding that due to the involvement of law enforcing agencies and the support of politicians in car lifting, unemployed youth of Pakistan was being attracted to the crime.