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KARACHI, Aug 20: The Sindh High Court restrained on Tuesday the city government and other respondents from demolishing a textile factory adjacent to the Old Sabzimandi.
A division bench, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice S. Ali Aslam Jafri, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by the owner of Phoenix Textile Mills.
Justice Mushtaq A. Memon, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the land, measuring 25,000 square yards, was allotted to the petitioner in 1938. Since then, the petitioner had been paying all government dues, etc., and held a valid ownership title.
He submitted that on Monday officials of the city government and rangers personnel came to the place and sealed the premises.
After hearing initial arguments, the court issued notice to the state and other respondents restraining them from demolishing the factory till further orders.
The city government has planned a huge park in place of the old Sabzimandi and is trying to acquire plots of land for purposes of symmetry.
BAIL GRANTED: Justice Ataur Rahman of the High Court of Sindh admitted 12 accused persons to bail against a surety of Rs100,000 each.
The court was hearing two separate bail applications. One application was moved by Mohammed Yaqoob and eight other employees of LASMO, a foreign-based oil exploring corporation. Another petition was filed by Wajahat Mazari, Manager of LASMO’s establishment at Sehwan, and two police constables, Khair Mohammed Brahmani and Abdullah.
According to the prosecution, an employee/labourer of LASMO, Fazil, was killed and two others, Ghulam Nabi and Lal Bakhsh, were injured when employees of LASMO and villagers protested against the policies of LASMO oil company on April 13.
financial help: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh directed on Tuesday the federal government to provide financial assistance to the mother of a woman convicted of heroin smuggling.
Ms Shamim Afshan was arrested by the Pakistan Customs after recovery of two kgs of heroin powder from her baggage while she was leaving for Dubai.
The accused was tried and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with a fine of Rs100,000.
She went into appeal before the SHC while pleading economic hardship which forced her into the drug trade.
Considering the circumstances of the lonely and aged mother of the convict/appellant, the court asked the government to provide the old woman assistance up to sustenance level from the Zakat fund.
