SHC seeks Sindh govt’s reply on twin islands controversy Directs concrete measures be taken to protect mangroves PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Amjad Ali Sahito, gave the provincial government till April 29 to submit its reply on a plea pertaining to handing over the control of Sindh's islands to the federal government. The provincial government's lawyer, advocate Shaharyar Mahar informed the court that the presidentially promulgated Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance had lapsed. However, the court observed that the issue now was about mangroves. Why has the Sindh government not submitted its reply as yet, inquired the bench.