Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday expressed grave concerns over the uncontrolled volatile situation in Karachi, saying the governmental apparatus to contain violence in the city seem to have broken down.
It should be mentioned here that the apex court took suo motu notice of the situation on newspaper reports regarding the ongoing lawlessness in the city.
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry today began the hearing of the suo motu case. 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.
The CJ said that the chief secretary and IG Sindh had not been summoned, instead they were sought to submit their statement through advocate general.
The federation’s counsel Babar Awan voiced reservations over the some of judiciary’s observations and remarks regarding administration’s failure.
The CJ also stressed that the attorney general had been asked to submit report consisting of incidents over past one month.
