The bench observed that the disbursement of the zakat funds needed to be examined. Wikimedia Commons/File
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed resentment with provincial authorities over the method to disburse zakat funds and directed the Sindh Bank to immediately block all open pin code zakat cards and ensure that the amount was paid through biometric verification system as agreed with the National Database and Registration Authority.
A single bench of the SHC headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar observed that apparently the bank was violating the rules of 2016 by issuing and handing over around 200,000 ATM cards to zakat offices with open pin codes.