ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday demanded details of flood relief activities from the Sindh government in the province.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata
Bandial also summoned reply from the PDMA and district disaster management
authorities.
Sindh government sought one week’s time to submit its reply.
Chief Justice Bandial said that the flood is not an issue of administrative
powers, but it is the matter of fundamental rights.
“The Sindh High Court (SHC) had issued its order in the public interest,”
CJP said.
“Citizens Committees have been constituted for monitoring of the relief
activities,” Advocate General Sindh said.
“The court will not interfere in relief activities,” Chief Justice of
Pakistan said.
“Sindh’s government would have to convince that the work is being done for
general good,” CJP remarked.
The counsel representing flood victims said that the government seeking one
week for reply in this age of technology. “People are dying in flood-hit
areas,” Faisal Siddiqui Advocate said. “No one dying owing to delay in
reply,” A.G. Sindh said.
The court adjourned further hearing of the case till October 20.
