No justice for May 12 victims despite lapse of 14 years
National
May 12, 2021
KARACHI: It has been over 14 years since the killing of over 50 citizens in the May 12, 2007, violence in Karachi, yet no culprit has been brought to justice nor has any fact-finding commission concluded its inquiry into the deadly incidents of that day, one of the blackest in the judicial history of the country.
More than 50 people were killed in different parts of the city during attacks on rallies staged by political parties and lawyers on May 12, 2007, to welcome then deposed chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on his arrival to the city.
This file photo shows leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a fresh investigation into Hudaibiya Paper Mills (HPM) case against the Sharif family, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) orders to grant bail to leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and allow him to go abroad for medical treatment.
NAB has also requested the interior ministry to place the name of Shehbaz Sharif on the ‘no fly list’ so that he cannot travel abroad. This was confirmed by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
Even after 14 years, no justice for May 12 victims
Karachi
May 12, 2021
It has been over 14 years since the killing of over 50 citizens in the May 12, 2007, violence in Karachi, yet no culprit has been brought to justice nor has any fact-finding commission concluded its inquiry into the deadly incidents of that day, one of the blackest in the judicial history of the country.
More than 50 people were killed in different parts of the city during attacks on rallies staged by political parties and lawyers on May 12, 2007, to welcome then deposed chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on his arrival to the city.
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In this file photo, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui addresses the Rawalpindi District Bar Association. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Former judge of the Islamabad High Court Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Wednesday again moved an application before the Supreme Court, requesting it to adjudicate his plea against the Oct 11, 2018 notification that removed him as a judge, before his fast approaching retirement date.
In a three-page fresh application, the former judge also requested the Supreme Court to fix a hearing of the case preferably on May 4.
Shaukat Siddiqui was removed from the high judicial office on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) under Article 209 of the Constitution for displaying conduct unbecoming of a judge by delivering a speech at the District Bar Association, Rawalpindi, on July 21, 2018.