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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday issued contempt of court notices to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders Taj Haider and Sharjeel Memon, DawnNews reported.
The two leaders had called for the March 11 strike in Sindh against the apex court's decision regarding the appointment of Deedar Hussain Shah as Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The court has summoned the two on April 1 to initiate proceedings.
On March 11, seven people, including a teenaged boy, were killed in Karachi, and 18 vehicles, several roadside stalls and a container were set on fire in different areas of the city.
Although police did not rule out that the violence was in part a reaction to the NAB chief’s removal, they put down tension in Lyari to a “standoff between two ethnic groups”.
Also on March 11, the Sindh Assembly adopted a resolution unanimously terming MNA Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s petition against Deedar Hussain Shah damaging to inter-provincial harmony and a threat to democracy. Representatives of the legal fraternity condemned the strike call given by the ruling party in Sindh, warning that politicisation of legal issues might lead to anarchy.
