On the appeal of Sindh Bar Council (SBC), the legal fraternity of Karachi boycotted on Tuesday the court’s proceeding to record their protest against the missing son of Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah.
The SHC CJ’s son, Advocate Owais Ali Shah, went missing on Monday. He was last seen at a super store in Defense Housing Authority (DHA), said the DIG South.
Responding to the call of SBC, the lawyers stayed away from courts; however, the hearings of the main cases were conducted in judges’ chambers. The boycott appeal was endorsed by the Karachi Bar Association and Malir Bar Association, causing suspension of proceedings in the lower courts as well.
Advocate Owais Ali Shah went missing under mysterious circumstances outside a super store in DHA. His car was found abandoned near Punjab Chowrangi. Meanwhile, the Sindh government has constituted a high-level eight-member committee to probe the alleged kidnapping of the SHC chief justice’s son.
CM ASKS POLICE, AGENCIES TO ACCELERATE PACE OF OPERATION
After the incident of alleged kidnapping of the Sindh chief justice’s son, the government has decided to accelerate pace of the Karachi operation.
According to details, a high-level meeting was held with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in the chair. The DG Rangers, IGP police and senior officers of security agencies briefed the meeting on alleged kidnapping of Owais Ali Shah, son of Sindh chief justice Sajjad Ali Shah.
Expressing his displeasure, the Sindh chief minister asked the police and security agencies to investigate the case from every angle and submit progress reports after every three hours. The meeting also discussed the security of the Youm-e-Ali (RA) and decided to make a new security strategy in this regard.