As the hearing went under way on Tuesday, the additional attorney general informed the bench that the rainwater had accumulated in the parking area and not the boarding counter.
Hearing this, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that the parking area is also part of the airport.
He observed further that the court has to look at the construction of the airport, not its design.
During the proceedings, the video clip of the water accumulation was again played in court.
When the court inquired into the cost of the new airport, officials of the Civil Aviation Agency informed that the initial cost was Rs 37 billion which ballooned to Rs 106 billion when the project was completed.
CJP Justice Saqib Nisar then observed that no one will take responsibility for the rise in the project’s cost, adding that despite a cost of Rs 106 billion, construction work is still under way.
In its observations, the court directed the relevant authorities to look into the airport’s design and if possible, make necessary changes.
During the hearing, the chief justice also observed that it is said repeatedly that Chaudhry Munir constructed the new airport, adding that he was only behind the construction of the runway and no one should be scandalised without reason.
Chaudhry Munir is the father-in-law of convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s granddaughter. The proceedings were then concluded.
Published in Daily Times, August 1st 2018.
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