Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

Government that he had been examined by that Commission [Appendix-B]
where questions had arisen at various levels about Taunsa Barrage LMB’s
design as well as use of incompatible materials. His association with this
Commission was, therefore, not deemed appropriate.
3. Copies of the petitions and written statements / comments from the
respondents provided to the Commission through the Court Registry are listed in
[Appendix-C]. These include a copy of the Report [Appendix-D] of the learned
2-member Judicial Commission [herein below described as SJC], constituted by
the Sindh Government to inquire into the breaches during the 2010 Flood
submitted on 9 th December 2010 by the Respondent Sindh Government in the
Hon’ble Supreme Court. Out of the 225 page Report, its 128 pages [Pages 20-
26, 47-58, 69-164, and 179-191] are relevant extracts from the Sindh Bund
Manual [Appendix-E]. An additional Civil Miscellaneous Petition [Appendix-F]
filed after the 15 th December Order assigned to the Commission was not pursued
by the learned ‘Intervener’ who met the Commission at Kot Addu on 17 th March
and confirmed that he had since been examined by the Punjab Judicial
Commission.
4. Mr. Sajid Mehmood Qazi, the learned Additional Registrar of the Court
was assigned to act as ‘The Facilitator’ for the Commission; his invaluable and
painstaking assistance and promptitude facilitated the Commission’s task at
every stage, and in all matters from convening of its first sitting at Islamabad,
recording of the proceedings, coordination with the petitioners, relevant
government offices and officers, collection of information and securing of
documents and background material, so was indeed the case with his
hardworking staff, as and when needed. Federal and Provincial Government
functionaries extended assistance, as and when required.
5. In pursuance of its task, a preliminary meeting was convened on 15 th
January, 2011, in the Supreme Court building wherein Barrister Azam Khan, the
learned member from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was requested to act as
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