KARACHI, Oct 17: The Water and Power Development Authority denied on Tuesday any responsibility for load shedding in Karachi.
In its comments on writ petitions against frequent power breakdowns and privatization of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation, the authority denied the new KESC management’s claim that it had curtailed supply from its system.
It submitted through Advocate Majid Khan of Lahore that the Wapda had been supplying 800 to 900 megawatts of electricity to the KESC during the last few months.
In fact, the KESC owed the authority Rs13 billion in outstanding dues.
The petitions, including one moved by Maulvi Iqbal Haider through Advocate Sohail Hameed, came up before a division bench, headed by Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed. All the petitions were adjourned to Nov 15.
SUMMONED: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to a deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency for immigration in a contempt application alleging that he submitted a misleading affidavit before the court in a detention case.
Applicant Din Mohammad Zaidi alleged that his son, Dr Ali Raza, was arrested by law enforcement agencies soon after his arrival in Karachi from Dubai on June 19.
However, the FIA immigration deputy director denied that the detainee entered Pakistan.
In response to an application made by the detainee’s wife to President Pervez Musharraf about her husband’s whereabouts, the president’s secretariat, however, ‘confirmed the detainee’s arrival’, the applicant submitted through Advocates Rasheed A. Razvi and Haider Imam Rizvi.
He requested the bench, comprising Justices Rehmat Hussain Jafri and Munib Ahmed Khan, that the FIA official committed contempt of court by making a wrong assertion. The bench summoned the official on Oct 30.
NOTICE ISSUED: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday admitted for hearing an appeal filed by a convict against his conviction in a kidnapping for ransom case and issued notice to the state, add agencies.
Faisal Ansari, with three other co-accused Asif Patel, Ali Raza and Qaiser, was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi after proving kidnapping for ransom charges.
They were prosecuted for kidnapping a factory owner Safdar Hussain and his son Zulfiqar from Bahadurabad on March 26 and receiving Rs200,000 as ransom for their release.
Against his conviction, Faisal preferred an appeal questioning the legality of the trial court order.
He prayed the court to set aside the trial court order and exonerate him of charges.
SHC's division bench, comprising Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery and Justice Munib Ahmed Khan, after preliminary hearing of the appeal admitted it for hearing and issued notice to the state.
BAIL GRANTED: A single bench of the High Court of Sindh, consisting of Justice Azizullah Memon, granted bail to an accused for torturing others on furnishing surety of Rs200,000.
It was alleged in the FIR lodged at Sharea Faisal police station that the accused, Mohammad Riaz had been allegedly manhandled Naseer Ahmed and two others.
Haider Sheikh, appearing for the applicant, submitted that the applicant was innocent and had been implicated in the case with wrongful intentions.
