KARACHI: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked the government to submit a written statement that it would not support armed groups, Geo News reported.
The special bench of the SC headed by the CJP, seized with the Karachi violence suo moto case, resumed the hearing at Supreme Court Karachi Registry and during proceedings the Chief Justice remarked that government officials had their jobs and respect because of Pakistan but it was a mystery why we did not love the country.
On Tuesday, the Attorney General, Barrister Zafarullah and Advocate General Sindh concluded their arguments and the proceedings were adjourned till Wednesday. Babar Awan, the lawyer for the federation will continue with his arguments when the hearing resumes.
During his arguments Attorney General Maulvi Anwar Ul Haq said the court had to find out whether it was political parties or the state which violated the law and how this could be dealt with. Replying to a question posed by Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany the Attorney General said that since the Supreme Court took notice of the violence, the situation in the city had improved and there was no need to call in the army.
Advocate General Sindh Fateh Malik informed the court that the history of Karachi illustrated that during the rule of civilian governments there was violence in the city and peace during military rule. Malik added that during the governments of Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto thousands lost their lives in the city and the situation improved once General Musharraf came into power.
In his arguments Babar Awan said the provinces executive authority covers 23 districts and the suo moto was based on the condition of one district. Awan added that the executive authority was not a failure at both the federal or provincial level and the situation in Karachi fell under internal unrest.
