Missing Persons
Minister agrees to drop controversial section, which provides for punishment to those filing false complaints, on allies’ protest.
Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:39am
IHC CJ directs Islamabad IGP to probe the matter and submit a report in a fortnight.
Updated 04 Oct, 2022 10:26am
IHC chief justice orders relevant secretaries, commissioner, intelligence officials to appear in person if man not recovered.
Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:00am
IHC CJ terms practice of "making people go missing biggest form of torture".
Updated 09 Sep, 2022 03:03pm
Rana Sana says missing persons issue is complicated as families, agencies have different views and govt has to talk both sides.
Updated 09 Sep, 2022 08:14am
PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar suggests that "enforced disappearances must be treated as a separate, autonomous crime".
Updated 31 Aug, 2022 09:21am
Empowerment of civilian institutions in tribal districts also emphasised.
Updated 17 Aug, 2022 11:18am
Family claims man taken into custody by police.
Updated 22 Jul, 2022 10:43am
Akhtiar Ali Sodhar was allegedly taken away by personnel of law enforcement agencies from a hotel in Jamshoro on June 16.
Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:55am
Directs police to present the student in court on August 9.
Updated 04 Jul, 2022 08:05pm
Human rights minister gives clarification on his statement about some missing persons being engaged by Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Updated 01 Jul, 2022 09:51am
Explanation sought on how enforced disappearances became "policy of state"; govt directed to produce missing persons by Jun 17.
Updated 30 May, 2022 10:51am
Says "invisible shadows" in NA's interior committee tried to change the bill's clauses before it disappeared on its way to Senate.
Updated 24 May, 2022 10:49pm
IHC chief justice says commission on enforced disappearances merely playing post office’s role.
Updated 12 Mar, 2022 09:01am
Protesters appeal to CJP, army chief and PM to help in tracing the whereabouts of the missing persons.
Updated 08 Feb, 2022 09:43am
Bench finds Rangers' reply dissatisfactory.
Updated 01 Feb, 2022 09:02am
Justice Aamer Farooq expresses displeasure at AAG, advises him to respect the court’s decorum.
Updated 21 Dec, 2021 08:20am
"The family felt reassured by the PM, who also said he would ensure the welfare of the young child," says minister.
Updated 09 Dec, 2021 07:43pm
SC directs officials to present missing person at next hearing, ensure protection for Hazara community in Balochistan.
Updated 30 Sep, 2021 05:43pm
Asks advocate general, deputy attorney general to examine if financial assistance can be made to such families through Zakat.
Updated 29 Aug, 2021 10:59am
Religious scholars, relatives say “some missing persons were released.”
Updated 01 May, 2021 10:33am
Forcible disappearance of patriotic people is a violation of Article 10 of the Constitution, says statement.
Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:43am
Government's bill to criminalise enforced disappearances will be fast-tracked, PM tells three-member committee.
Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:56pm
10 families of missing men and around a hundred supporters say they will return if assurances are not met.
Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:28pm
Premier asks families to end their protest, hand over a list of missing persons so their status can be ascertained.
Published 20 Feb, 2021 02:19pm
For the families that have faced the apathy of the authorities for over a decade, the statements ring hollow.
Published 20 Feb, 2021 08:17am
Among them is a Balochi language poet Obaid Arif, who had disappeared from Jat Dasht area of Gwadar district in November 2018.
Updated 31 Jan, 2021 09:04am
Car found abandoned in Mastung.
Updated 29 Nov, 2020 09:40am
A large number of people do not report to the commission as they have little faith in it.
Published 08 Oct, 2020 08:36am
Top court also expresses dissatisfaction over probe findings on missing persons.
Updated 02 Oct, 2020 09:18am
