KARACHI: The Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry began hearing the suo moto case regarding the security situation in Karachi Monday, Geo News reported. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is hearing the case.
A five-member bench of the apex court comprises of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Ameer Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, according to an official of the Supreme Court's registry.
IG Sindh Wajid Durrani has submitted the record before the court regarding the violence in Karachi
In his remarks, the Chief Justice said that protection of life and property lay with institutions. He asked why SHOs were not aware of crime in their jurisdiction. To this, IGP Sindh Wajid Ali Durrani replied that police and ordinary citizens were not allowed entry in no-go areas of Karachi.
The bench expressed its dissatisfaction over the report presented by the government, stating that a decision in the case was difficult with the facts presented in the report.
The court asked IGP Sindh Wajid Ali Durani what investigations had been conducted and who were responsible for the violence in Karachi.
The chief justice formed two benches for hearing cases at the Karachi Registry on August 29 and 30.
The first bench is headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while the second bench will be headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.
The families of the victims of target killings were also asked to volunteer their appearance before the apex court and may also submit any evidence, if available.
A five-member bench of the apex court comprises of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Ameer Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, according to an official of the Supreme Court's registry.
IG Sindh Wajid Durrani has submitted the record before the court regarding the violence in Karachi
In his remarks, the Chief Justice said that protection of life and property lay with institutions. He asked why SHOs were not aware of crime in their jurisdiction. To this, IGP Sindh Wajid Ali Durrani replied that police and ordinary citizens were not allowed entry in no-go areas of Karachi.
The bench expressed its dissatisfaction over the report presented by the government, stating that a decision in the case was difficult with the facts presented in the report.
The court asked IGP Sindh Wajid Ali Durani what investigations had been conducted and who were responsible for the violence in Karachi.
The chief justice formed two benches for hearing cases at the Karachi Registry on August 29 and 30.
The first bench is headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while the second bench will be headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.
The families of the victims of target killings were also asked to volunteer their appearance before the apex court and may also submit any evidence, if available.