SC gives commissioner two months to prepare master plan

Karachi
The Supreme Court directed Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui on Friday to complete a master plan for a proper functioning of the Zulfikarabad oil tanker terminal within two months.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Shugafta Bibi, a resident of Clifton’s Block 1, who pleaded with the chief justice of Pakistan to order the shifting of the oil tankers’ terminal from her locality.
The woman had initially sent a letter to the CJP, and it was letter converted into a constitutional petition.
The court was informed by representatives of the oil tankers association that the Zulfikarabad terminal could not be completed and this was why they were unable to shift their tankers to the new location.
At a previous hearing, the court had directed the commissioner to submit a report about the cost of completing the remaining part of the project after consulting with all stakeholders.
The commissioner submitted a report about the development work on the Zulfikarabad oil tanker terminal, mentioning that shops, workshops and hotels had not been completed there.
A two-member bench headed by Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany directed the commissioner to complete the master plan for resolving the remaining problems at the oil tankers terminal and submit a report.
The court also directed the federal and provincial governments to provide necessary funds and facilities to complete the project. It told the law officer to submit a detailed report regarding the oil tankers terminal situated in the Mochko area.
Toy pistols
The Sindh High Court issued notices to the provincial law officer and other officials on a petition against the import, sale and manufacturing of toy pistols in the city.
Petitioner Rana Faizul Hasan submitted that the provincial assembly passed a resolution against the manufacturing of toy guns and pistols for children as it promoted violence among the children.
He said children and teenagers used pellets in these toy guns which could cause harm and injure children.
He asked the court to impose a ban on gthe manufacturing, import and sale on toy guns and pistols in the province.
A division bench headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah issued notices to the provincial law officer and others and in the meantime directed the petitioner to satisfy the court on the maintainability of the petition.