SUKKUR: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, on Wednesday asked the evacuee trust property department to ensure security of the Sadaruddin Shah Badshah Bakhar shrine in Rohri.
The bench comprising Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar was seized with a petition filed by Syed Jan Ali Shah, the custodian of the shrine, through Advocate Nisar Ahmed Bhambhro.
The petitioner informed court that in a situation where religious places including shrine were coming under terrorist attacks in different parts of the country, the department had allowed opening of a school within the precincts of the shrine. The department’s act had exposed the shrine, visiting devotees and other people to possible acts of terrorism, he said.
The petitioner said that the school management also used to close the road leading to the shrine from the opening till closing time of that institution which was causing inconvenience to shrine visitors.
The court asked the department’s chief administrator Naseem Sahito if any steps were taken to ensure security of the shrine. He stated that he had written to the Sukkur DIG in this regard.
The bench ordered him to make appropriate security arrangements within a month and suggest if separate entrance for the school and shrine was possible.
Published in Dawn, December 1st, 2016
