Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The additional attorney general on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that the government wanted to set up tribunal through legislation to address the issue of missing persons.Pakistani cuisine recipes
He informed the top court that the government has appointed Justice (reted) Faqir Muhammad Khokhar as Chairman Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CoIED) in replacement of Justice (reted) Javed Iqbal.
The additional attorney general said that a cabinet committee was working on draft for the legislation on the matter to which Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned that much time it would take for legislation.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said that the law is already exist according to which enforced disappearance was a crime. He said that we could expect that the government would address the matter soon, adding that we can’t direct the Parliament for legislation.
Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi questioned that the how many recoveries the commission has made, whether the recovered missing person told that where they have been, he asked.
The Registrar CoIED adopted the stance that the recovered missing person don’t disclose that where they were kept or had been.
Later, the court adjourned hearing for indefinite time.
Earlier, The government on Wednesday appointed retired Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar as the new head of the Missing Persons Commission, replacing retired Justice Javed Iqbal, the Additional Attorney General informed the Supreme Court.
During the hearing of the missing persons case, Justice Aminuddin Khan chaired the constitutional bench. The Additional Attorney General revealed that the government planned to establish a Missing Persons Tribunal through legislation.
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that legislation would indeed be required to form such a tribunal, to which the Additional Attorney General responded that a cabinet committee is currently working on the bill.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail noted that the existing laws already proscribed enforced disappearances. “If someone has committed a crime, try them. If not, let them go,” he remarked.
The government on Wednesday appointed retired Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar as the new head of the Missing Persons Commission, replacing retired Justice Javed Iqbal, the Additional Attorney General informed the Supreme Court.
During the hearing of the missing persons case, Justice Aminuddin Khan chaired the constitutional bench. The Additional Attorney General revealed that the government planned to establish a Missing Persons Tribunal through legislation.
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that legislation would indeed be required to form such a tribunal, to which the Additional Attorney General responded that a cabinet committee is currently working on the bill.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail noted that the existing laws already proscribed enforced disappearances. “If someone has committed a crime, try them. If not, let them go,” he remarked.
