ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad
Chaudhry Friday expressed grave concerns over uncontrolled volatile
situation in Karachi, saying the governmental apparatus seemed to have
broken down in the city to contain violence.
It should be
mentioned here that the apex court took suo motu notice on the
newspaper reports regarding the ongoing lawlessness in the city.
A
five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry began the hearing of
the suo motu case. The other judges of the bench include Justice
Shakirullah Jan, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice Tariq Parvez and
Justice Ghulam Rabbani.
Former Law Minister Babar Awan appeared
before the court on the part of the federal government; while, the
chief secretary and Sindh Inspector General Police (IGP) Wajid Ali
Durrani represented the Sindh government before the court.
,
Sindh IG and chief secretary presented the report in the court. The
chief justice expressed his dissatisfaction over the report. The chief
secretary said due to its being a provincial subject, complete
information could not be had.
The federation’s counsel Babar
Awan voiced reservations over the some of judiciary’s observations and
remarks regarding administration’s failure.
Chief Justice stressed the Attorney General had been asked to submit report consisting of incidents over past one month
CJP
told the attorney general about the sensitivity of the case directing
him not to take it in a light manner. One strike in Karachi incurs a
loss of Rs 25 billion, CJP added. The situation in Karachi is out of
control for the last one month. The CJP said it was demand of the 180
million people that was why the court took the action. He directed to
include the take of all the agencies in the report.
Sindh
government’s attorney said court didn’t have the solution to the
Karachi issue. The CJP said the court has the constitutional right to
ensure the rights of the common people. The court asked how many people
had been killed and why the culprits could not be nabbed. Advocate
general said a man who killed 100 people was released by the court.
Justice Rabbani said why did the government not nabbed when he was
killing 100 people. The court convicts when there are proofs, the CJP
added. The next hearing will be held in Karachi on August 29. Online
