KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday restrained the director general for valuation from enhancing prices of 60 imported items, including soaps and diapers.

A two-judge bench gave the injunction in its verdict reserved earlier on pleas of over 150 importers who had moved the court against the notification issued by the director general for valuation increasing the prices of imported items.

The importers approached the SHC assailing the director general’s notification and asking the court to set it aside.

The SHC in its order ruled that the director general for valuation was not a competent authority to fix the prices.

‘Missing’ man’s case

The Sindh High Court on Monday told the director general of Rangers, provincial police chief, home secretary and other officials to file their respective replies on a petition seeking the whereabouts of a “missing” man.

A two-judge bench was hearing a petition filed for the recovery of Ajmer Khan, who was reportedly picked up by law enforcement personnel.

The “missing” man’s brother, who filed the constitutional petition, submitted that Ajmer Khan was taken away by personnel of a law enforcement agency several months ago, and there had been no clue to his whereabouts since then.

He said he and other family members approached the area police and other officials of the law enforcement agencies, but to no avail as they refused to give any information about his brother’s whereabouts.

The petitioner said the family members of the missing person didn’t know his whereabouts since the day of his arrest, adding that they were going through severe agony due to Ajmer’s disappearance.

He said the family had been trying their best to trace the missing person since the day of his arrest but in vain as the officials feigned ignorance about his detention.

Impleading the Rangers DG, IGP and home secretary and others as respondents, the petitioner asked the court to direct the respondents to produce the missing person before the court.

After the preliminary hearing, the court issued notices to federal and provincial law officers and the respondents, directing them to submit their respective replies by April 5.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2018