KARACHI: A contempt of court petition has been filed in the Supreme Court Karachi registry against Firdous Shamim Naqvi, the Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly.
The petition was filed over creating hindrance during the anti-encroachment operation in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the city Tuesday on the orders of the Supreme Court (SC).
The petition read that the opposition leader reached a demolition site near the Alladin Amusement Park and hindered the officials from demolishing the illegal structure.
“Firdous Shamim Naqvi asked for the apex court orders and remained seated at the site,” it said adding that the provincial lawmaker has hindered the court orders through these acts. The petitioner asked for including the name of the opposition leader in Sindh Assembly in the Exit Control List (ECL) and should be declared disqualified for life from holding public office. It is pertinent to mention here that,The Supreme Court has directed the Sindh government and Railways to remove all encroachments, including all multi-storeyed buildings that come in the way of Karachi Circular Railways, and ordered to revive the KCR.
