ISLAMABAD, Nov. 26 -- Supreme Court on Thursday issued a contempt notice to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah over failure to implement orders pertaining to Karachi Circular Railways.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed heard a case related to the revival of KCR. During the hearing, the top judge observed that the revival work should have been completed in two months and asked the director general of Frontier Works Organization (FWD) to explain why the work has not started yet.

"We have submitted a design plan to the Sindh government and are awaiting approval," he told the bench.

The bench issued contempt notice to the provincial chief minister and show-cause notice to secretary railways, giving...