CJ shows displeasure over cops making TikTok videos

Chief Justice Aalia Neelum of the Lahore High Court voiced her discontent on Thursday over police officers creating TikTok videos concerning missing girls and posting them online. She questioned how these officers could locate the missing girls through such actions during a hearing of a petition filed by Salma Bibi, who sought assistance in recovering her presumed missing daughter.

The chief justice was also unhappy with the committee established for recovering the missing girls and personally summoned Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Karim on November 11. Prior to this, police officials, including Punjab DIG (Crimes) Ali Janbaz and DIG (Legal) Awais Malik, had testified before the court.

A legal representative presented a report detailing cases of abducted girls and their recoveries. According to this report, the police had recovered 2,810 girls, while 452 remained missing. The report also noted that four of the outstanding cases dated back to 2021. The chief justice expressed concern over the viability of investigating cases registered in 2021, given the current year of 2026 and the impracticality of waiting until 2032 to examine cases from 2024.

Police officers informed the court that a social media platform had assisted in locating a significant number of missing girls, with most outstanding cases originating from Rawalpindi, Sialkot, and Nankana Sahib. The chief justice was informed that consequences would be imposed on the police officials involved in creating and sharing TikTok videos. She postponed further proceedings until November 11.