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A five-member special bench of the SC comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Amer Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani is hearing the case.
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali asked why judges were not appointed even after the recommendations by the Chief Justice Sindh High Court in 2009 and 2011.
Earlier, during proceedings, Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that the report of the joint investigation team on Ajmal Pahari raised questions about national sovereignty.
The Chief Justice asked the Advocate General Sindh Abdul Fatah Malik and Inspector General (IG) Sindh Wajid Durrani if they had read this report. He further asked what should be saved, the country or the government.
The CJ also questioned what measures IG Sindh had taken after this report, since it contained information regarding the organization Pahari was affiliated with. He remarked that Karachi was the economic hub of Pakistan and the country could not progress unless the city was secure.
Justice Ghulam Rabbani pointed out that if no action was to be taken, then why were joint investigation teams formed?
The chief justice asked IG Sindh if Kamran alias Maduhri was arrested in connection with the firing on police in Chakra Goth, or had he been released. The IG replied that he was arrested, to which Justice Amir Hani Muslim asked if his charge sheet had been presented in the court. IG Sindh informed the court that Kamran was injured and thus could not be presented to which Justice Amir Hani Muslim replied that he should be presented with a medical certificate.
Also during proceedings SCBA President Asma Jehangir said the MQM had started extortion in Karachi and other parties had followed suit.
The hearing of the case was adjourned till Wednesday.
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