Haleem Sheikh case: Malir court orders prosecution to present witnesses
Hearing adjourned till May 20 SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque - Posted: Apr 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 hour ago SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque Posted: Apr 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The hearing of two separate cases against PTI s Haleem Adil Sheikh has been adjourned till May 20.
The Sindh opposition leader appeared for the hearing of the rioting and interference in government affairs cases in Karachi s Malir court.
No witnesses appeared in court after which the court ordered the prosecution to ensure witnesses attend the next hearing.
Sheikh was arrested in Darsano Chano on February 16 in the two cases: interference during an anti-encroachment operation in Memon Goth and bringing guns to a polling station during Malir by-polls.
ICAO’s complaint system incorporated to ensure airworthiness, SHC told
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April 16, 2021
KARACHI: The International Civil Aviation Organization’s complaint system has been incorporated by the Civil Aviation Authority Airworthiness Directorate to ensure airworthiness of aircraft, CAA officials told the Sindh High Court on Thursday.
The SHC was hearing a petition seeking a judicial inquiry into the December 2016 flight of Pakistan International Airlines’ PK-661 crash inquiry in which 42 passengers, including singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed and the crew lost their lives. The CAA was directed to submit a progress report, along with the policy of the aviation authority for airworthiness of aircraft.
The two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar further asked the secretary to come up with a report on May 4 about action taken against unregistered orphanages. Wikimedia Commons/File
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the secretary of the social welfare department to order inspection of all registered orphanages in the province and examine the facilities available for the children therein.
The two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar further asked the secretary to come up with a report on May 4 about action taken against unregistered orphanages.
When the bench took up a petition seeking proper compliance under the Sindh Orphanages (Supervision and Control) Act, 1976 and the Sindh Darul Atfal (Supervision and Control) Rules 1987 for hearing, secretary of social welfare department Abdul Wahab Shaikh filed a reply.
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