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Qaim displeased at prosecution of anti-terror cases
[DAWN] KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the progress of investigation and prosecution of cases in courts, particularly those in anti-terrorism courts in Sindh, and constituted a four-member committee to monitor the performance of all court cases.In a meeting at the CM House on Tuesday, attended by senior government officials, the chief secretary told Qaim that in the month of June, 2015, all 19 anti-terrorism courts disposed off 101 cases -- of them, accused in 77 cases were acquitted while those in 24 cases were convicted. "This shows a 23.7 per cent conviction ratio," said Memon. The meeting was attended by provincial chief secretary Siddique Memon, chief minister's adviser on Law Murtaza Wahab, principal secretary to CM Alamuddin Bullo, Secretary Home Mukhtiar Soomro, prosecutor general Sindh, secretary law and others. The CM was further told that in all 27 district courts in Sindh, 2,075 cases were disposed off in June -- acquittal was granted in 1,472 cases and conviction in 603 cases, which translates into a conviction ratio of 29.6 per cent. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-19 |
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