SC turns down police reports on Karachi law and order

Supreme Court monitoring committee members Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany directed Sindh Inspector General Wajid Durrani to submit concrete reports on law and order situation in Karachi.In an interim oprder, the SC has ordered submission of daily law and order report.The committee expressed dissatisfaction with the reports submitted by the police in compliance with the SC’s interim order passed by larger bench in the suo motu case of Karachi.The Sindh Advocate General, the IG Police, the AIG and DIGs of Karachi appeared before the committee on its notice on Wednesday.Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali said that the police were submitting reports about minor crimes, but “we want reports about action against criminal elements disturbing law and order of the city, progress of investigation being carried out into cases of target killings and extortion.The IG Police told the committee police had arrested 15 target killers and investigation into the cases was under way. He however requested the committee to grant more time for submission of the required data.The committee observed that Bhatta mafia” is still active in the city, as the people are still getting extortion slips.On the request of the IGP, the committee granted time to him till Monday for submission of police reports as ordered by the larger bench.The bench also formed the committee to monitor the implementation of the SC’s interim order.While reserving judgment in the Karachi suo motu case, five-member bench of the Supreme Court had passed interim order making it compulsory on police to file law and order reports on a daily basis.