Missing prisoners: I am unable to recover accused, CS tells SC

Punjab Chief Secretary expressed his inability to recover the disappeared accused from Adiala Jail held in Musharraf attack case in the Supreme Court, Dunya News reported on Monday. During the hearing of a case against the illegal detention of the accused in Musharraf attack case despite the court orders, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry warned that in case of non recovery of the accused, all the officials concerned would have to go to jail whether its DCO or Home Secretary. If the government is that much helpless, what do you expect from Supreme Court?, Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday wondered. The Chief Secretary (CS) submitted his reply in the court contending that he was helpless regarding the recovery of said people. The court also rejected the holidays record of the jail superintendent while the IG Jails was given a dressing-down for presenting fake record in the court. Justice Ramday addressed the IG Jails, saying that even after a duty of 18 years you dont know that date and day accompanies signatures. Additional Attorney General KK Agha said that the said accused were not whisked away by any agency.