Police report says incidents of targeted killings increased in the city after the court passed an interim order in the case. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ FILE
The case was being heard at Supreme Court Karachi registry by a four-member bench headed by Justice Khwaja. The judge expressed concern over how free elections can take place in the current security situation.
Justice Khwaja asked the advocate general about who is responsible for handling the security situation and why is nothing being done about the rising crime. The additional IG Sindh informed the bench that the police have arrested more than 2,300 criminals in Karachi.
The judge quoted a police report stating that incidents of targeted killings increased in the city after the court passed an interim order in the case.
Assuming that the administration is not interested in arresting criminals, Justice Khilji Arif said that if the government cannot provide security then it should place advertisements in newspapers telling people to leave their homes at their own risk.
The court ordered authorities to submit a report on the implementation of court orders on Thursday.
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Its sad that with an Army that is the fifth largest in the world,Pakistan is not able to reign in the terrorists.
Things are slipping out of hand day by day,Pakistan needs to take aggressive action against all the terrorists
People will suffer and more suffer
They do more than you Mr. Judge. That is for sure. With all their limitations and risks they do much more than you. Whatever little they arrest your courts fail to punish them not a single terrorist has been punished by you. It is impossible that all the cases were ill prepared or without evidence. If you punish them that will give law enforcement strength to do more, if you don't then they either have to do extra judicial killings or lose their own life.
Please do not waste tax payers money in spending time in issuing executive orders. You are a judge. Punish the terrorists.
" Justice Khilji Arif said that if the government cannot provide security then it should place advertisements in newspapers telling people to leave their homes at their own risk." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Karchitites dont need the advertisements. They know it already.
"Karachi unrest case: 23,000 criminals are on the loose, says judge"
And if the police catches them , what will happen? YEs - that's right - the judges will set them free.
And yet we celebrate solidarity days with Kashmiris, Palestinians and Burmese.