LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said on Thursday the government would not allow anyone to run a parallel judicial system in the province.

Speaking to a TV channel on ‘Shariah Court’ set up by a religious party, Mr Khan said the government was going to look into the matter within 24 hours and would take appropriate action.

He said cases would be registered against people involved in running the parallel judicial system. He said the government had not received any report or complaint in this matter.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2016

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