Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday started hearing into suo motu notice and petitions about worsening law and order in Karachi. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the case.
The bench expressed dissatisfaction over the report produced by the government regarding Karachi violence.
The CJ remarked that the report was incomplete as details provided by the intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies should also be included in the report.
Babar Awan was representing the federation and Sindh Chief Secretary and Inspector General Sindh Police.
The CJ asked that detailed report, on how many people were killed, tortured, decapitated and how many killers were arrested, be produced in the court.
Advocate General Sindh told the court that a resolution to the Karachi unrest was not in court.
He said that a man who killed 100 people was released by a court.  Justice Ghulam Rabbani remarked, why the man was not arrested before he committed killing. The CJ observed, “The SC will conduct the hearing in Karachi.
The Advocate General Sindh informed that 300 people were killed and 98 other were injured during a month while only 232 cases were registered. Â Â He said that 500 cases of riots were also lodged.
The CJ ruled that the SC would hear the case in Karachi on August 29 and adjourned the hearing.
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