The three-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar while proceeding with Nandipur Power Project sought comprehensive details regarding the cost and contract made with a Chinese company. The court barred the posting of Wapda officials on new posts and sought detailed report on the project within three days.
The Wapda employees who had been stopped from working on the project told the court that the government had given Nandipur Power project to a Chinese company. The Wapda employees said they had been sent to Guddu and Muzaffarabad power plants where they had been facing the life threats. They told that their salaries had also been stopped. A law officer pleaded the court for detailed reply, assuring that the salary would be paid to the complainants. The bench taking up the private schools' fee matter turned down the petitions challenging the stay orders of the Lahore High Court and sought replies from the respondents.
"Influential people exploited parents by opening private schools," the CJP remarked. "The education is not an industry. It's basic right," the CJP said. The bench sought explanation about the withholding tax charged from the children and observed, "Everything, apparently, has been done to benefit the private schools".
Meanwhile, a smog commission suggested action against the industrial unites causing pollution in various parts of the country. The commission headed by Dr Pervez Hassan submitted 36-page report before the Supreme Court. The commission in its report suggested that emergency sirens should be blared in the cities if air quality exceeded the limit of 300 quality index. The commission further suggested that masks should be distributed among the citizens to protect them from the pollution while more trees should also be planted. It suggested preserving old trees.