Justice Dost Muhammad says
mayor has to take care of important matters
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Wednesday permitted to bring an amendment in a plea seeking to hold Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s appointed
mayor Waseem Akhtar
from dealing with government
affairs after he was sworn in on Tuesday.
A two-member bench of the apex court, presided over by Justice Dost Muhammad Khan, heard Shahid Ghouri’s plea which was filed with the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry a day before Akhtar was sworn in on Tuesday as the
mayor of Karachi. Ghouri had filed the plea under Article 184(3) of the Constitution.
During the hearing, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan voiced concerns of the judicial panel stating how could Waseem Akhtar handle government
affairs from inside the jail? He observed that a
mayor needs to take care of important matters and thus can**t perform his duties effectively
from inside a prison. The court asked the petitioner to review the matter in the light of the law.
The petitioner stated that a criminal could **t assume the charge as the
mayor of the city as he was involved in different crimes, including violence that erupted in the streets of Karachi on May 12, 2007. He requested the court to permit bringingan amendment to the petition to stop Waseem Akhtar
from dealing with government
affairs after he was sworn in on Tuesday. The Supreme Court granted his request.
Waseem Akhtar was arrested last month after a court refused extension in interim bail in a terror case.
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