SC rejects govt report on missing persons

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a report by the secretary defence on the missing persons case, calling it fake, unsatisfactory and one-sided, a private TV reported. Justice Javed Iqbal said the report was not detailed and hence served no purpose. The apex court while hearing a missing person case (regarding Masud Janjua's disappearance) also directed the Secretary Defence Lieutenant General (rtd.) Athar Ali to file a comprehensive report by taking into account all the evidence. Justice Javed said that more than 198 missing persons have surfaced since court proceedings on the missing persons began. However, he maintained that the court will not ridicule any institution and everything will be done according to the constitution. Meanwhile, human rights activist and a missing person's wife Amina Janjua, said that she does not intend to pursue a case against any institution if her husband were released.

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