Karachi violence case: IB report presented in SC

 KARACHI: The hearing of the suo motu Karachi violence case was adjourned on Friday till September 13, Geo News reported.

The five-member bench of the Supreme Court is headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. During Friday’s proceedings, Attorney General Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq presented the report of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) before the bench.

Advocate General Sindh, Fateh Malik presented a summary of different cases from July 24 till August 24. The Chief Justice directed the Advocate General to provide details of the firing on a bus in Banaras and the kidnapping of footballers in Lyari.

IG Sindh, Wajid Durrani also appeared before the court and said that 40% of police officers had political affiliations. The Chief Justice remarked the court had ordered that shoulder promotions be stopped but this was not implemented in Sindh.