SC gives one-week deadline to police for journalists son recovery

SC gives one-week deadline to police for journalists son recovery
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Supreme Court Friday ordered DIG Police to recover missing son of a journalist Shakeel Turabi within a week.During suo moto hearing of the case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry observed that how is it possible that police chief of city don't know about a child kidnapped four months ago. DIG Binyamin informed the court that the secret agencies were also questioned about the boy but they deny to have the boy in their custody and added that Shakils son is allegedly involved in jihadist activities. Chief Justice of Pakistan expressed his displeasure over the DIG and ordered the police chief to recover the boy within a week or confess failure in written so as his high ups can be informed that he is not eligible for the office. The court was adjourned till May 14.