Karachi violence: CJP says law, order main reason of martial law

KARACHI: The Supreme Court Karachi Registry is hearing the suo moto Karachi violence case Thursday, Geo News reported. During today’s proceedings, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaundhry said martial law was imposed on the basis of worsening law and order situation, but now this way has been closed.

The Chief Justice in his remarks asked MQM lawyer, Farogh Nassem to propose a method by which agencies could conduct investigation free of political influence. The Chief Justice was also critical of statements made by DG Rangers on Wednesday in which he had said that the Rangers would establish peace. The Chief Justice said that despite the claim of DG Rangers, bodies were still being recovered.

Earlier during proceedings, Sindh Advocate General (AG) Abdul Fatah Malik told the Supreme Court that the reports of intelligence agencies regarding 1992 Operation were missing from the record. The AG told the bench that only the crime record of that period was available.

The SC had sought the report upon a point raised by Senior Advocate Syed Iqbal Haider, who is representing the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.