Suo motu notice on Karachi: MQM offers to assist SC, provide information
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has offered to assist the Supreme Court in the proceedings of the suo motu case on the ongoing violence in Karachi by providing reference material and other information.
MQM’s parliamentary leader in the National Assembly Farooq Sattar and deputy parliamentary leader Haider Abbas Rizvi met with the Supreme Court Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain. The MQM leaders expressed full confidence in the apex court and said they wanted to assure the court of their assistance. Sattar and Rizvi hoped that the unrest in Karachi would come to an end and a strategy would be shaped to maintain peace in the metropolis.
The Supreme Court had taken suo motu notice of the escalating violence in Karachi on Wednesday. The attorney-general was issued a notice to appear and submit a comprehensive report on incidents of violence in Karachi.
Chief secretary and inspector general Sindh police were also directed to appear before the court on Friday and submit details of the incidents. Presidents of Supreme Court Bar Association as well as Sindh High Court Bar Association have also been issued notices to appear and assist the court on Friday (today).
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had said the government had failed to protect the life and liberty of citizens in Karachi. He stated that the ongoing violence in Karachi is a violation of Articles 9, 14, 15, 18 and 24 of the Constitution. A five-member special bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry comprising Justice Shakirullah Jan, Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani will take up the case today.
Later, while talking to the media Farooq Sattar said, “We are soliciting legal opinions from lawyers for becoming a party to the case.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2011.
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Zulfiqar Mirza should be tried in the International Court of Justice since all the killing happened under his chin and his brother in law Zardari, these people are acting like Qaddafi and Bashar Assad killing their own people and the evidence is on video Zulfiqar Mirza's statements on TV several times about Peoples Amn Comttie and threatening the opponent just like Qaddafi and Bashar Assad
I hope 12 May incident is also explored - with the help of MQM. By the way, why were the opposing the same chief justice back then?
So its the old "wada maaf gawa" routine. It does not work in cases of genocide and ethnic cleansing
It is a very good gesture on behalf of mqm!! and this shows that mqm is the only sincere party of the masses!!!!
Supreme Court must hang the culprits involve in Karachi blood shed and remove ambiguity about who is involved in this blood shed by pressing proper and impartial investigation. MQM facilitation to Supreme Court is a good step, now they have the chance to clean the charges on them by providing evidence in court. Other parties who cries out loud against MQM and blame MQM for violence also have the chance to prove their point in Court.
It is good gesture of MQM to provide help.
Are you kidding me? The killers will facilitate SC now?
It seems to provide a clean slip by MQM to the Supreme Court. Now is the time to provide justice without any strings attached any political party, gangs or sponsors of this terror must be punished to the fullest.
MQM has significant presence of elected representatives in Karachi and they should extend all possible help to Supreme Court.
Good decision to support. Dont expect to be heard... the media is funded by feudals so this will never be highlighted or welcomed.