A senior law officer revealed to The Express Tribune that the Advocate General of Sindh's office had received instructions from the relevant quarters for filing a plea in the apex court, seeking early hearing of the suo motu case, which has not been heard for several months.
The official said that the provincial government wants to ‘streamline’ the court’s proceedings in this matter because the same case is being heard in different forums, including the Sindh High Court. “We want the apex court to hear this case”, he added.
In March, the former chief justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani had taken notice of deaths in Thar.
Advocate General Sindh Fateh Muhammad Malik on March 11 had conceded responsibility for the death of children in the drought-wrecked district.
The Supreme Court on March 17 had sought explanation from chief secretary Sindh on why the provincial government had not taken steps after the United Nations (UN)'s warnings of draught in Tharparkar five years ago.
Former CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had also written a letter to the SC, stating that the situation was tantamount to denial of fundamental rights of citizens of Tharparkar under Article 9 and 14 of the Constitution, as according to media no adequate arrangements were made to save the lives of human beings as well as livestock.
The letter had further stated that about 175,000 families were affected, asking the Supreme Court to initiate proceeding to enforce fundamental rights of a large number of public of District Tharparkar under Article 184(3) of the Constitution.
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They failed to deliver their basic needs. What a pity!