Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday said that he is not pleased with the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s verdict over the Abbas Town bombings.
During a speech at the assembly floor, he said; “I have full respect for all the courts. I am saddened with the orders of Supreme Court which was issued without hearing the version of the Sindh govt and IGP Sindh”.
He denied reports that IGP Sindh did not visit the Sunday’s blast site at Abbas Town, adding that the IG was there within 40 minutes of the incident. Shah also criticized media reports stating that all senior officials of the Sindh government and the entire city’s police were present at the engagement ceremony of Sharmeela Faroqui.
Only a special force of 200 men was present at Faroqui’s engagement ceremony, he said adding that “such reports are absolutely baseless”.
It is pertinent to mention that on Wednesday Supreme Court of Pakistan in its suo moto hearing over the Abbas Town bombing held Sindh government responsible for the incident. The court also ordered to suspend senior officials of the police. Shah concluded that nobody resigned after 9/11 attacks in the United States where around 5,000 people were killed.