SHC gives govt 6 weeks to reform police laws

While hearing the contempt of court plea against the provincial chief secretary, police chief, and others

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the Sindh government on Thursday to reform police laws within six weeks. The bench, headed by Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, was hearing the contempt of court plea against the provincial chief secretary, police chief, and others. The petition was filed by Karamat Ali, seeking contempt of court proceedings against Sindh Inspector-General of Police Dr Syed Kaleem Imam, and others for their alleged failure to comply with the SHC’s orders to reform police laws in the province.



The petition pleaded that the provincial government should be dissolved as it had failed to introduce police reforms hence in contempt with court orders. He also claimed that both the interim and incumbent governments had failed to make it part of their agenda.

The petitioner’s counsel, Faisal Siddiqui, informed the court that no replies have been submitted even after one and a half year.

However, Sindh Advocate-General Salman Talibuddin interjected that new police laws were pending approval of the cabinet, and at least six weeks were needed to get the approval.



The petitioner said that the new police law issue had already been on cabinet’s agenda but no implementation was made. Sindh advocate-general requested the court to give the provincial government six weeks to present the new laws. The court, approving their request, granted six weeks to present new laws.  

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25^th, 2019.