Supreme court orders DG ANF to rid Karachi of narcotics trade in one week

 

KARACHI: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday directed Director General, Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) to eliminate narcotics’ trade from Karachi within a week.
A three-judge bench of the SC was hearing the Karachi law and order implementation case today at its Karachi Registry.
During the proceedings, the Chief Justice expressed his displeasure over the performance of Maritime Security Agency (MSA), Coast Guards and Customs, and said that arms, drugs and other items were being smuggled into the country despite the presence of these agencies that displays their inability to control the crime.
The CJ questioned the DG ANF Maj Gen Zafar whether or not narcotics’ trade is being carried out in Karachi. The DG ANF responded in the affirmative but said, ‘please, give me a chance to speak”.
The CJ told DG ANF to submit an undertaking in writing that narcotics’ trade will no longer be carried out in Karachi. “The nation, with whose taxes you draw your salaries and perks, wants a guarantee,” he added, directing him to rid the city of narcotics’ trade within a week.
He said big smugglers are residing in posh areas of the metropolis while Lyari is also home to a large number of smugglers.
“The entire country appears to be infested with arms and smuggling while all the concerned authorities seem to be looking on as silent spectators,”
He said Balochistan and Karachi face common problems. “We are sitting on the eruption point of a volcano,” he warned.
CJ Chaudhry further said that if all the agencies and the institutions act as one unit, it would make it impossible even for a single bullet to enter Karachi.
Justice Jawwad S Khawaja remarked that the agencies should realize their responsibilities instead of catching the Indian fishermen only. He further said that whatever is happening in the country today reflects sheer indifference towards the city and its citizens. Print this story