

Missing student case: The SHC Tuesday directed Sindh IG Police (Investigation) to trace out within 10 days the whereabouts of a Hafiz-e-Quran seminary student missing since December 2010 from Karachi.Ī division bench, comprising Chief Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, also directed Secretaries of Interior Ministry and Sindh Home Department to call information from agencies under their respective control and authority as to whereabouts of detenue, Hafiz Babar Nasim.

Accordingly, petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.”


SHC division bench, headed by Chief Justice Mushir Alam, observed in its order: “After such comments the petitioner has chosen not to appear on Apnor is he in attendance today when case is called in latter part after process. He submitted to protect provincial language in Sindh, the provincial assembly had already enacted Sindh (Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language) (Application) Act 1972. On Tuesday, the AAG contended in terms of Article 251 of the Constitution, National language was to be protected and promoted while in terms of sub-Article (2) of Article 251, English language might be used for official purpose within a period of 25 years. He submitted that Sindhi should be enforced as official source of communication and all educational boards in province be directed to include Sindhi language as compulsory subject in syllabus till graduation level Petitioner Syed Iqbal Kazmi submitted that the government was duty-bound to make arrangements for enforcement of Urdu as official language under Article 251 of the Constitution and provincial government should take steps for use of Sindhi language in the government offices. KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) was Tuesday informed by Additional Advocate General (AAG) that the Sindh Assembly (SA) had enacted the Sindh (Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language) (Application) Act 1972 to protect provincial language in the province.ĪAG Sarwar Khan made this statement during hearing of a constitutional petition seeking steps be taken to enforce Sindhi language in all government offices and to teach as a compulsory subject till graduation. SA enacted law to promote Sindhi language: SHC told
