SC directs IG FC, IG Balochistan to submit joint statement - DAWN.com

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Inspector General Balochistan Police and Inspector General Frontier Corps Maj-Gen Obaidullah Khattak to submit a joint statement in the case pertaining to the law and order situation in Balochistan and the missing persons issue in the province, DawnNews reported.

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, heard the case.

During today’s hearing, Maj-Gen Khattak appeared before the court.

He told the court that the Rangers and the FC had come under militant attacks 800 times.

Responding to which, Chief Justice Iftikhar said: “If you are defending certain measures taken, the court still cannot shut its eyes to them.”

The chief justice moreover said that there was evidence showing that the FC was involved in abducting missing persons.

Furthermore, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain told Maj-Gen Khattak that fingers were being pointed at him.

Maj-Gen Khattak denied the accusations and said the FC was itself looking for missing persons.

Responding to which, Chief Justice Iftikhar said “who should one turn to if the Rangers and the police fail to recover the missing”.

The court directed Inspector General Balochistan Police and Maj-Gen Khattak to submit a joint statement in the case.

The case’s hearing was later adjourned to May 21.

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SC directs concerned to recover missing persons - Pakistan Observer

Quetta?A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the heads of law enforcing agencies to play their due role to ensure tracing out and recovering or release of missing persons. The bench comprised Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Pervez here on Monday conducted hearing into cases pertaining to law and order situation of Balochistan and missing persons.

Advocate General Balochistan Amanullah Kunrani submitted the list of missing persons from Balochistan. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary instructed the AG to ask Chief Secretary Balochistan to approach and hold meetings with the officials of law enforcing agencies and other relevant authorities to get information about whereabouts of missing persons.

He said that information to be provided by these stakeholders be submitted on May 02. He said that if any missing person is wanted in any case, he shall be produced before the court.The bench ordered IG FC and IG Police Balochistan to put a comprehensive report on missing persons and law and order situation.

Home Secretary Balochistan Nasibullah Bazai submitted with the court that a missing person Din Muhammad included in the list and some other missing persons had left for Afghanistan on their own will to join ?Jihad?.

He said that all the law enforcing agencies have reached consensus that several missing persons had gone missing on their own will as they had left the country freely. The CJP said that Din Muhammad was the employee of the Health Department, Government of Balochistan adding that authorities concerned should trace out his whereabouts.

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