- Written order says court seeks final report from federation on all ‘returned’ Baloch missing persons
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday gave time till February 13, to the federal government for recovery of all missing Baloch students.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kyani issued the written order while hearing Baloch missing students’ case.
The court also sought the final report from federation on all Baloch missing persons returning to their homes.
According to the IHC written order, the court extended the deadline for the recovery of Baloch missing students until Feb 13.
“The court is not demanding statements on oath from the Prime Minister, Interior and Defence Secretaries and security institution for now. If the missing persons not recovered, statements on oath will be demanded and legal proceeding will be initiated,” the court order read.
The Attorney General submitted a list of the Baloch students missing in enforced disappearances and the court was informed that 12 Baloch missing students’ cases have been unresolved.
The federal government assured the court that no person will be kidnapped or made forcefully disappeared in future.
The AG also assured that all missing persons will be recovered at any cost, adding that the people involved in illegal activities will be brought to the court of law, the order read.
“These statements and actions are positive signals for the better future of Pakistan, which will provide justice to Balch families waiting for their missing dear ones for several years,” the court observed.
The court also referred the matter of the missing father of Sammi Deen Baloch, which has been missing for over a decade, as a test case to attorney general to get information from the state institutions with regard to his whereabouts, according to the court order.
