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Karachi police gets rap on knuckles from SC

Apex court orders police to explain how Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s son was so easily kidnapped

Our Correspondents July 22, 2016

Apex court orders police to explain how Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s son was so easily kidnapped PHOTO: REUTERS

KARACHI: A five-member Supreme Court bench, hearing the Karachi law and order case, on Thursday summoned top officials to explain the government’s position over the kidnapping of Ovais Ali Shah, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah.

The apex court’s larger bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim, which has been hearing the case at the SC’s Karachi Registry for the past several years, ordered police to explain how Shah was so easily kidnapped.

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The bench also directed the federal government to inform the court why geo-fencing and GPS locators could not be given to provinces.

Sindh IG AD Khawaja told SC that disciplinary action was being taken against four officers of senior/superintendent of police rank, as well as 24 deputy superintendents.

Sindh Chief Secretary Muhammad Siddique Memon also filed a report in respect of another group of police officers of BS-17 grade and above in the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP).

The bench rejected the report for being improper. The bench directed the chief secretary to hold an enquiry against police officers showing negligence on the day Shah was abducted.

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DIG informed the court that police had only two 2G locators available with them, whereas they required 3G and 4G locators.

The SC bench asked the attorney general to submit a report regarding non-provision of 4G locators.

About access to the Nadra database and geo-fencing, the bench asked the attorney general to appear on July 28 with a report over the issue.

The apex court bench was also irked by the admission of police representatives that the CCTV was not working at the time of Shah’s kidnapping.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 22^nd, 2016.

COMMENTS (5)

Uza Syed | 8 years ago | Reply @Naeem: "implied message"?!?! You are being very polite and diplomatic!! Their message is outrageously blatant and shameful. It reflects the contempt these overpaid egomaniac have for the ordinary citizens of Pakistan. Their this attitude must be condemned and their collective public apology demanded. Shame on this mindset.

Uza Syed | 8 years ago | Reply Kidnapping of any citizen is a heinous crime and our judiciary should have been as concerned and as active as in the abduction of a judge's son, I'd have thought. Their singular concern and unified activity on this one event proves the fact that they consider themselves and their families more important and more valuable than the ordinary citizens of Pakistan. They seem to be giving a message to the kidnappers and criminals here that it's alright with them and they don't mind what such criminals do with ordinary citizens as long as these EXTRAORDINARILY valuable people are left alone. Bad policy and shameful display of selfishness and elitism by the judges, the whole lot of them. Shame on this entire superior judiciary, shame on this elitist mindset.

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Amir | 8 years ago | Reply Our judges are very well aware that our police in all provinces aide and abet criminals, rent out cars and police mobiles to them so they can carry out their criminal activities. Corrupt police and judiciary hand in hand, so what is the question Judge Sb???

Naeem | 8 years ago | Reply Supreme Court and lower judges , are the highest paid government employees. Even their retirement packages are eye watering and mind numbing. They are paid because they can make tough and difficult decisions and take risks. They are not paid for their supposed unique/ irreplacebale skills but because they act fearless and not be corrupt. If they can't handle the stress, they should not take up the jobs. This judgement is the height of selfishness. The implied message is that judges lives are more important or precious than a average tax payer citizen.

Pakistan | 8 years ago | Reply Is Supreme Court meant only for welfare of its own Judges? Why doesn't it play its role in the country specially Punjab? There have been serious violations of the basis of creation of our country as explained by our Quaid but negated by the ruling elite including Prime Minister.

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