IHC assured of ‘every alleged missing person being reunited with family’

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan assured the Islamabad High Court (IHC) of efforts to reunite allegedly missing persons with their families. Representing the state and law enforcement agencies, Awan committed to providing a detailed response by the next hearing date.

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In a four-page court order related to the implementation of the Baloch missing persons commission’s recommendations, the AGP pledged that all individuals reported as missing would be located and returned to their families.

Awan highlighted that a three-member committee, including the heads of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and Military Intelligence (MI), faced coordination issues.

The IB Director General suggested appointing a joint director general as convener and including other agencies like the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to aid in identifying and recovering the missing persons.

The AGP also mentioned ongoing efforts to address the involvement of officials in enforced disappearances, aiming to fulfill the commission’s recommendations.

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He promised to present the cabinet’s recommendations on the ministerial committee on enforced disappearances to the court as a future course of action.

The court has adjourned the matter until June 14 2024 for further proceedings.