ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court summoned on Wednesday the Sindh police chief over complaints about attacks on Hindu temples in the province.
The issue was raised before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk by PML-N MNA from Tharparkar Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani who is also patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council.
The Sindh police chief is required to appear before the court on March 11.
The court issued the summons during the hearing of a matter relating to implementation of its June 19 directives on minorities’ rights and protection.
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Criticising the Sindh government for its failure to protect the Hindu community, Dr Kumar informed the court that Makli Mata temple in Makli district had been attacked three days ago and Radha temple in Mirpurkhas and Krishna temple in Hyderabad two weeks ago.
Referring to the submission of a proposed draft on the Hindu Marriage Registration Bill to the federal cabinet for approval, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Sohail Mehmood informed the court that the cabinet division had moved a summary requesting the prime minister to consider exempting the requirement of seeking cabinet’s approval and directly place the law before parliament for approval.
At the last hearing on Jan 13, the apex court had ordered the federal government to ensure that the proposed draft was submitted to the cabinet in two weeks for approval.
The court asked the DAG to ensure that a report on the progress on behalf of the federal government was submitted in a week.
SC summons IG over attacks on Hindu temples in Sindh - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
The issue was raised before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk by PML-N MNA from Tharparkar Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani who is also patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council.
The Sindh police chief is required to appear before the court on March 11.
The court issued the summons during the hearing of a matter relating to implementation of its June 19 directives on minorities’ rights and protection.
Also read: Extremism comes to Sindh — the counteraction still hasn't
Criticising the Sindh government for its failure to protect the Hindu community, Dr Kumar informed the court that Makli Mata temple in Makli district had been attacked three days ago and Radha temple in Mirpurkhas and Krishna temple in Hyderabad two weeks ago.
Referring to the submission of a proposed draft on the Hindu Marriage Registration Bill to the federal cabinet for approval, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Sohail Mehmood informed the court that the cabinet division had moved a summary requesting the prime minister to consider exempting the requirement of seeking cabinet’s approval and directly place the law before parliament for approval.
At the last hearing on Jan 13, the apex court had ordered the federal government to ensure that the proposed draft was submitted to the cabinet in two weeks for approval.
The court asked the DAG to ensure that a report on the progress on behalf of the federal government was submitted in a week.
SC summons IG over attacks on Hindu temples in Sindh - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
