Chief Justice orders to open shopping malls across the country
Islam Abad (94 news) Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed issued an order to keep all small markets open on Saturdays and Sundays, including the opening of shopping malls across the country.
Headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed in the Supreme Court 5 The larger bench heard the Corona Spontaneous Notice case in which Additional Attorney General appeared in the court while Attorney General Khalid Javed gave arguments from Karachi Registry through video link.
During the hearing of the case, the Chief Justice directed the Advocate General Sindh and the Commissioner Karachi not to stop the small shopkeepers from working.
During the hearing of the case, the Chief Justice remarked that the markets should not be closed on Saturdays and Sundays on the occasion of Eid, while the Sindh government has sought immediate instructions on opening big shopping malls.
The Chief Justice directed the Commissioner Karachi to open the markets and said that poor people come to Zainab Market, make people follow SOPs in Zainab Market, SOPs should be followed, you should not kill or threaten people.
The Chief Justice remarked that if you close the shops, the shopkeeper will die of hunger. Apart from the 5 major goods in Karachi, all the markets are open?
Advocate General Sindh said that all markets except shopping malls are open, Commissioner Karachi said that 70 % of the people in the malls go for entertainment.
The Chief Justice inquired whether all the markets in Karachi are open except for a few malls, should the sealed shops also be opened, the report of the Ministry of National Health is important.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed inquired which are the small markets that were opened? Are Zainab Market and Raja Bazar small markets? Does Tariq Road, Sadar also count as a small market?
In the hearing of the spontaneous notice case, the Supreme Court summoned the Chief Secretary Sindh and asked the Sindh government for instructions on opening big shopping malls. AG Sindh said that the government is considering opening shopping malls from today.
Justice Mazhar Alam said that if the rest of the markets are open, what is the justification for shutting down shopping malls? The Chief Justice directed that the markets should not be closed on Saturday, Sunday on the occasion of Eid and let the small shopkeepers work.
Commissioner Karachi told the court that some markets have been sealed for not following the SOP, Justice Gulzar said, instead of threatening them, explain them, open all the markets in Karachi, there is a small segment of business in the markets.
The Chief Justice in his remarks further said that rush increases on Eid, you don't want to wear new clothes but want to buy others, many families wear new clothes only on Eid.
