ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The poor, deserving and homeless people of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad protested in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan to provide them ownership rights.

Nearly 1,000 people including women, children and old people under the leadership of Head of World Minorities Alliance (WMA) and Pakistan Human Rights Party, J Salik observed peaceful protest in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

The protestors were holding banners and placards.

Addressing on the occasion, J Salik said that he had pledged with the poor to provide them shelter and in this regard, he would file over 6,000 petitions with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary. These 6,000 petitions are placed in 14 boxes, he said.

He said that the poor and homeless of the twin cities in their applications requested the CJP to provide them shelter and that besides the government officials and armed forces, plots should be given to the homeless.—Online