• Registrar SHC Abdul Razzaq submitted the report.
• CJ SHC sought a report from the AG Sindh and others.
• Court sought the reasons related to the deaths of the citizens.

KARACHI: The Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) converted the report related to deaths due to alleged poisonous gas in Keamari Town into a constitutional petition.

Registrar Sindh High Court Abdul Razzaq submitted the report regarding the publication of news before the Chief Justice.

The Chief Justice Sindh High Court has sought a report from the Advocate General Sindh, Prosecutor General Sindh, Secretary of Health, and others.

Chief Justice Sindh High Court also issued notices to District Health Officer and Deputy Commissioner for February 7.

The court summoned all the concerned officers.

The court also sought the reasons related to the deaths of the citizens.

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Earlier, At least 19 people including 16 children have died from a “mysterious disease” within a fortnight in Muhammad Ali Leghari Goth of Keamari district, Karachi, Bol News reported.

Dr Arif of Keamari district said it was confirmed that two of the children died from measles. It appeared as if the rest of them also died from measles, he suspected.

They were trying to determine cause of the deaths and a camp had been established in the area, where a team of expert doctors was present, he maintained.