Supreme Court orders to produce missing persons by tomorrow
Supreme Court ordered to register case against those responsible for the death of missing persons.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has extended the deadline by 24 hours and ordered the authorities to produce missing persons by 11:30AM tomorrow (Tuesday).
The court ordered the defense secretary to produce himself along with the undeclared detainees before the court on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it also directed to submit report of FIR against those responsible for the death of two missing persons in custody.
An inquiry against the officer, who wrote a letter to remove additional attorney general from the case, should also be initiated, the court added in its ruling.
A three-member bench of apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaurdhy heard the case pertaining to the missing persons.
During the course of proceedings, the defense secretary submitted a report over the non-recovery of missing persons.
According to report, two of the missing persons died in custody while efforts were being made to recover the other 33 persons.
Chief Justice remarked that the defense secretary should comply with court orders instead of providing such statements.
The Chief Justice ordered to produce report of undeclared detainees in all internment centres.
Additional defense secretary said two of the men died in an internment centre of Lakki Marwat. On which, Chief Justice asked to register case against those responsible for their death.
