SC issues contempt notice to Sindh minister Saeed Ghani

KARACHI (92 News) – The Supreme Court Karachi Registry has issued a contempt of court notice for Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani. Saeed Ghani had delivered an anti-judiciary speech during the anti-encroachments drive in Karachi. Hearing the applications pertaining to restoration of Karachi to the original shape, Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked that where the local bodies minister who said they would not collapse a single building. “Does he want to fight a legal battle?” he questioned. He remarked that how the encroachments cannot be removed if the government wants to do so. The court also expressed indignation at Karachi Mayor. It also rejected the report of the Defence secretary. The court also demanded all master plans, including the amendments, from 1952 to till now. “Who directed the DG SB to make the amendments? Why was the welfare plots allotted?” The court also sought a detailed report on the issue.