The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the trial court to make a decision in the Amal Umer murder case within three months.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmad took up Amal Umer murder suo motu case.
During the proceedings, the court while ordering the trial court to announce a verdict in Amal murder case within three months directed the Sindh government to handover its report to the parents of Amal Umer.
Presenting his arguments, Sindh government’s lawyer said that the two personnel who shot at Amal Umer were dismissed and a notification for help in the court order has been issued to the victim’s parents, along with Rs 500,000 as monetary help.
The chief justice replied that Amal died as a result of police firing and questioned what help the police could offer. “Monetary help cannot be an alternative to one’s life,” he said.
The counsel of Amal’s parents said the inquiry against National Medical Centre (NMC) has been completed and the investigation mentioned that NMC had tampered the documents and Sindh Healthcare Commission had fined a penalty of Rs0.5m to NMC.
Advocate Faisal Siddiqui further said that the NMC chairman refused to accept the report and said NMC is not responsible for the Amal’s death. Justice Gulzar Ahmed asked why the Sindh government did not officially submit the report.
The court directed the Sindh government to give the report to Amal’s parents and said the victim’s parents can submit objections to the report. The top court adjourned the case hearing for a month.
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