By Naimat Khan
Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Mushir Alam has said that the people involved in the target killings in Karachi were known to everyone, warning that if political compromises continued no one can be sure that the new government would complete its tenure. "Everyone is aware of the faceless killers, we know, the government knows" he said, adding both the rulers and our collective shortcomings have taken the "city of lights" to present day dark condition.
"The people of Karachi have become tired of receiving the dead bodies, it is the responsibly of the government to put an end to the lawlessness" he said while addressing the full court condolence reference on the targeted killing of lawyers in Karachi here Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday.
He said once Karachi was considered a city that feeds the poor from all over the country. "It was the "city of lights" but our collective shortcomings took it to this stage" said the CJ.
Justice Mushir Alam said we would have to face reality if we want an end to the lawlessness. "There are faceless criminals but we all know them very well. The thing which we need to do is to set aside the compromises and dare to face them", he said, adding if we failed to do so the coming generations would never forgive us.
Chief Justice said in order to take people of the jurisdiction of court, the people had been kept in the detention centers in FATA. He said he had ordered compensation for the affected families in the missing person case.
Endorsing the views of the Chief justice of Sindh High Court, Advocate General Sindh Abdul Fateh Malik said everyone knew that who had held dagger in his hands. He said if the evidences are removed, then what the court could do.
Malik said it was not only the responsibility of government but political parties as well to put an end to the target killings.
"The masses should hold the neck of parties having draggers in their hands" he said, pointing that the police officers who were aware of the actual numbers of rats their areas, had kept silence over the targeted killings due to political pressure.
Courtesy: The Frontier Post
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