ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Balochistan government to
furnish today (Wednesday) a detailed report on the DNA tests of human
bodies recovered from a suspected mass grave in the Khuzdar district.
The top court sought the report during the hearing of the Balochistan law and order, missing persons and mass grave cases by a three-member bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk.The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, had taken suo moto notice of a news report that carried a statement of Chairman of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons Nasrullah Baloch, seeking a judicial probe into the mass graves.
Nasrullah said three of the identified bodies were of those mentioned in the missing persons’ list. Justice Nasir observed that the court had passed the orders on March 7 and it was now the end of the month but no progress had been shown so far.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the Frontier Constabulary (FC), Balochistan, Irfan Qadir, informed the court that he had met the AG Balochistan Nizamuddin, who informed him that the provincial government had requisitioned the federal government to try army officials Major Saif and Major Moin under the Army Act. He said the two officials were definitely going to be tried under the Army Act.
The advocate general told the court that two meetings were held on the missing persons’ issue on March 18 and 24.Justice Amir Hani Muslim asked if the Balochistan chief secretary had participated in the meeting. The AG replied in the negative.
Justice Nasir asked how many times the case would be adjourned. “Time and again anopportunity was given to the provincial administration but no solution has been found out yet, although the case has been pending since 2010,” he added.
To another query, the advocate general told the court that the tribunal had not so far finalised its investigation into the verification of bodies recovered from Khuzdar. The court adjourned the hearing till today (Wednesday).
Meanwhile, the Defence Ministry is likely to submit a medical report to the Supreme Court on a missing person, Tasif Malik, today.A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, will hear the case on Thursday (tomorrow).
Earlier, the court was told that a meeting had been arranged between Tasif Malik and his wife Dr Abida Malik.However, the counsel for Tasif Malik, Colonel (retd) Inamur Raheem, requested the court for Malik’s medical check-up.
The top court sought the report during the hearing of the Balochistan law and order, missing persons and mass grave cases by a three-member bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk.The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, had taken suo moto notice of a news report that carried a statement of Chairman of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons Nasrullah Baloch, seeking a judicial probe into the mass graves.
Nasrullah said three of the identified bodies were of those mentioned in the missing persons’ list. Justice Nasir observed that the court had passed the orders on March 7 and it was now the end of the month but no progress had been shown so far.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the Frontier Constabulary (FC), Balochistan, Irfan Qadir, informed the court that he had met the AG Balochistan Nizamuddin, who informed him that the provincial government had requisitioned the federal government to try army officials Major Saif and Major Moin under the Army Act. He said the two officials were definitely going to be tried under the Army Act.
The advocate general told the court that two meetings were held on the missing persons’ issue on March 18 and 24.Justice Amir Hani Muslim asked if the Balochistan chief secretary had participated in the meeting. The AG replied in the negative.
Justice Nasir asked how many times the case would be adjourned. “Time and again anopportunity was given to the provincial administration but no solution has been found out yet, although the case has been pending since 2010,” he added.
To another query, the advocate general told the court that the tribunal had not so far finalised its investigation into the verification of bodies recovered from Khuzdar. The court adjourned the hearing till today (Wednesday).
Meanwhile, the Defence Ministry is likely to submit a medical report to the Supreme Court on a missing person, Tasif Malik, today.A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, will hear the case on Thursday (tomorrow).
Earlier, the court was told that a meeting had been arranged between Tasif Malik and his wife Dr Abida Malik.However, the counsel for Tasif Malik, Colonel (retd) Inamur Raheem, requested the court for Malik’s medical check-up.
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