Summary Sindh government gave the charge of electing official lawyer to the prosecutor general Sindh.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh government on Wednesday has dismissed the summary pertaining to hire new prosecutor for the Safoora Goth carnage case.
The application was forwarded by Secretary Home Minister, urging the authorities to appoint Mubashir Mirza and Muhammad Khan as prosecutors in the case.
Sindh government gave the charge of electing official lawyer to the prosecutor general Sindh and directed that the counsel of the court in which Safoora massacre is under hearing would lead the case further.
Earlier, Anti-terrorism court (ATC) dispatched a letter to the Sindh Home Department as Safoora carnage case lingers due to absence of government prosecution counsel.
The letter stats that the case is lingering with no progress and thus a public prosecutor should be appointed as soon as possible.
A formal proceeding of the case has not been initiated yet due to absence of the prosecutor.
It should be mentioned here that Muhammad Khan and Mubashar Mirza, the prosecutors appointed had given up the case in October due to insufficient dues and security issues.
The prosecution team had demanded Rs 30 lac each, residences in secure localities and security squads at their disposal. However, the department had issued notification of Rs 3 lac earlier and later on Rs 6 lac due to their reservations. The prosecutors did not agree with the amount and walked out of the case.
In May 2015, at least 46 individuals of Ismaili community were killed while as many as nine were injured after militants opened indiscriminate fire on a bus in Karachi.
Authorities said that key militant, Saad Aziz was working for banned outfit Islamic State (IS) for a year. Sindh Police Inspector General (IG) had said that a group of as many as 25 terrorists planned the attack.
