Observer Report
Islamabad
The Ministry of Law and Justice has been tasked to work on constitutional and legal options regarding the Karachi issue as Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to solve the matter soon.
Sources familiar with the matter informed on Saturday that Law Minister Farogh Naseem had presented some constitutional options before the premier during their last meeting, and work has been started in the ministry to finalize them. It is pertinent here to mention that Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan – in a hearing pertaining to encroachments along drains in Karachi – had told the Supreme Court that the federal government is deliberating on different legal and constitutional options to save Karachi. Khalid Javed Khan maintained that he is not in a position to share details about the possible steps that the federation might take.
