She also expresses deep grief over the death of schoolchildren in a roof collapse in Peshawar
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz addresses a public rally in Muzaffarabad on Tuesday as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz launches its campaign for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections scheduled for July 27. SCREENGRAB
LAHORE:
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday ordered immediate arrest of a Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (Pera) officer for assaulting a shopkeeper in Rahim Yar Khan.
The chief minister stated that law enforcement personnel were not above the law and could not be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
She said the government would not tolerate violent behaviour towards any citizen, stressing that officials responsible for maintaining law and order must also act within the bounds of the law.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also expressed deep grief over the death of schoolchildren in a roof collapse in Peshawar and extended her heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families.
The chief minister prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured children.
