CJP seeks update on Hindu burial site

Directs the Chief Secretary Sindh for submitting a detailed report within two weeks

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has taken up a suo motu case on Wednesday on the Sindh government’s acquisition of the Hindu community’s cremation ground in Karachi.

The Sindh government was given a two-week deadline for filing a detailed report in this regard.

The action was taken on an application filed by Shri Ram Nath Maharaj who stated that the government of Sindh had acquired the Hindu community’s land for building the Lyari Expressway in 2008.

He contended that no alternative land was yet allotted nor any compensation awarded even after nine years, adding that the Hindu community was facing difficulties because of the non-availability of the cremation ground.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court directed the Chief Secretary Sindh for submitting a detailed report within two weeks.