Expressing concern over the worsening law and order in Balochistan, the Supreme Court on Monday sought comprehensive report on the matter by January 16.
A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing a petition filed by Balochistan High Court Bar Association President Hadi Shakeel Ahmed against the deteriorating law and order and increasing incidents of target killings in the province. During the hearing, the chief justice noted that the situation in the province was very serious as everyday lawyers, government officials and others were being picked up and nobody knew where they were taken and kept.
Justice Khilji Arif Hussain noted that if responsible authorities of the country had shut their eyes over the worsening law and order, the court would be compelled to interfere into the issue.
Appearing on notice, Balochistan Advocate General Amanullah Kunrani said the accused, who burnt 15 passengers in Sibbi, had been arrested. The court inquired about the arrest of those persons, who had attacked the Hazara community. Kunrani then submitted that no progress was made over it, as it was a “new issue”. The chief justice said it was not a new but an old matter as everyday bullet-riddled bodies were being found. He hinted at hearing the case at the Quetta Branch Registry of the Supreme Court. The court then adjourned hearing until January 16.
