The SHChas directed the petitioner to submit a reply on May 14 on a petition pertaining to the unfair distribution of ration in Lyari. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed, was hearing the petition, where the South deputy commissioner (DC) submitted a written reply, stating that the Sindh government had formed a committee for ration distribution and had asked utility stores to check the quality of commodities before buying them. The utility stores were unable to deliver the ration bags on time, so the government bought them from a well-known supermarket in the South district, he added. He claimed that a total of 15,710 ration bags were distributed in South district, with 6,375 in Lyari, 2,950 in Garden, 1,260 in Aram Bagh, 1,825 in Saddar, and 3,300 bags in Civil Lines. The reply further stated that area representatives and NGO members were also included in the relief committee, while the district administration ensured monitoring of the ration distribution process. However, the petitioner contended that the DC was misstating the facts. Justice Mazhar asked the petitioner if there was any citizen in the area who had contacted him about not receiving rations, upon which the petitioner maintained that the government did not provide rations to anyone in the area. The Sindh additional advocate general stated that the petitioners were demanding Rs10 trillion in cash for Lyari, which was a bigger amount than the combined budget of the province.
