The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to the Sindh Inspector General of police and rdered suspension of 423 police personnel who were found assisting deviants in illegal activities.
A larger bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Anwer Zaheer Jamali resumed the hearing of the case pertaining to the implementation of the court’s order to fix the Karachi law and order situation. The case was heard the the Supreme court’s Karachi registry.
During the hearing the court expressing its dissatisfaction issued a show-cause notice to Sindh Police IG Fayyaz Leghari. In its remarks the court inquired as to why were 430 policemen, who were involved in illegal activities, not suspended and still posted for duties.
The court ordered suspension of 423 police personnel suspected of involvement in illegal activities and instructed Sindh’s IGP to submit a reply within a day and adjourned the hearing of the case until tomorrow (February 27).
