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Reference: PLD 1994 SC 693

صاف ماحول، آپ کا آئینی حق

محترمہ شہلا ضیا اور دیگر بنام واپڈا
Supreme Court of Pakistan

اسلام آباد کے کچھ رہائشیوں کو فکر تھی کہ ان کے محلے میں بننے والا گرڈ اسٹیشن صحت کو نقصان دے سکتا ہے۔ سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان نے فیصلہ دیا کہ زندگی کے حق میں صاف اور صحت مند ماحول بھی شامل ہے۔

Key lessonصاف ماحول کسی کی مہربانی نہیں، آپ کا آئینی حق ہے۔

residents of Islamabad feared that a power grid station planned in their neighbourhood could harm their health. The Supreme Court said the right to life in Article 9 of the Constitution includes living in a healthy, clean environment, and that people can ask the court when this is in danger.

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