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Summary Five-member bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan under CJP is hearing case on Karachi situation.
The SC has asked the IG Sindh to file a comprehensive report on the Karachi situation, including reports from intelliegence agencies. The IG said that intelligence reports have not been included being sensitive. Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heading the larger bench, said the court wants to deal with the matter, therefore all reports be filed.Giving an account of the unrest and authoritoes response, IG Sindh Wajid Durrani told the court that 17 bodies stuffed in bags were recovered, 20 alleged target killers arrested, 78 vehicles were torched and law enforcement agencies carried out over one thousand raids. He said a mafia of extortionists (Bhatta mafia) has been operating in the city for the last 12 years.The judges of the five-member SC bench arrived at the Supreme Court Karachi registry amid tight security. Containers were put on the roads around the SC building. The Inspector General Sindh presented a report in the hearing before half an hour break. The court termed this report incomplete.Tight security arrangements have been made in and around Supreme Court Karachi Registry building for the purpose and special passes are given to lawyers and mediamen to enter the building. Earlier, the fiery Zulfiqar Mirza said if the Supreme Court asked him to appear, he would appear along with all evidence against the MQM and Interior Minister Rehman Malik to prove their involvement in Karachi unrest.
