KARACHI: Following detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) was challenged, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notices to the provincial home department and others and sought replies from them on May 29. In their petition filed through Mohammad Hanif Nonari Advocate, some university students and other citizens contended that following incidents of violence May 9, police were carrying out raids on the homes of ordinary citizens as well. They went on to add that police were shifting those arrested to jails in far-flung areas of Sindh like Sukkur and Jacobabad. “But the question is why citizens are being detained,” read the petition. It was further stated in the petition that concerned police stations, too, were reluctant to share details of these arrests. The petitioners prayed to the court to declare detention without any justification ‘illegal’ and order release of all detainees. DNA
