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Published 08 Mar, 2013 07:00pm

SC bench dissatisfied with govt report on Abbas Town tragedy

KARACHI: The larger bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the reports, submitted by Government of Sindh on Abbas Town tragedy.

The bench, in its interim order on a suo motu notice, directed the provincial government to submit a fresh report on the issue within three days.

The other bench members are Justices Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ejaz Afzal.

The chief justice had taken suo motu notice of the massive bombing in the Shia-dominated neighbourhood of Karachi that killed more than 50 people and left around 200 injured.

The bench noted that no serious measures were taken for the implementation of its earlier directives for improvement of law, order in Karachi.

The bench also directed the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for rehabilitation of the affectees of Abbas Town blasts.

The commissioner Karachi apprised the bench that compensation cheques are ready for distribution among the victims of the tragedy.

The bench also called for intelligence reports pertaining to Abbas Town bomb explosion.

Taking notice of slow disposal of terrorism related cases, the bench directed the authorities concerned to increase the numbers of Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATC) in Karachi.

The bench adjourned the proceedings to March 21.

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