KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday summoned Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Central Investigation Agency (CIA) in a personal capacity and ordered the authorities concerned to recover 13 missing children and submit a report in this regard by March 8.
A two-member bench of the SHC, headed by Justice Naimtullah Phulapoto, heard a set of petitions seeking the recovery of the 13 children who went missing from different areas of the province. The court expressed anger at police over non-recovery of missing children and summoned the DIG CIA, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khairpur and Jacobabad in the next hearing of the case.
The court expressed anger over 13 missing children and ordered it must be probed that missing children are not being used in illegal activities.
The court ordered the immediate recovery of 13 missing children. “Every effort should be made to recover the missing children,” the court ordered the authorities. SSP Khairpur informed the court that the missing girl Nida had been traced to Ranipur. The SSP said that girl was under the custody of the accused namely Shahid. “Why the police have not recovered the girl so far?” Justice Phulapoto remarked.
What if the baby is moved? The court pointed out. The issue of missing children is very sensitive, Justice Phulapoto remarked. The court further remarked why didn’t the police take steps to recover the children? The court ordered to recover the missing children by March 8 and submit a report.
SHC terms police
investigation as flawed
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ruled that the police investigation into the recovery of the missing persons was flawed.
A SHC bench, headed by Justice Naimtullah Phulapoto, heard the petitions filed by the families of 20 missing persons. The court ruled that the police investigation into the recovery of the missing persons was flawed.
It lamented at the performance of the Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) and the provincial task force. “Citizens have been missing for years, what is the result of JITs meeting?” Justice Naimtullah Phulapoto remarked.
The court ordered convening a meeting of the provincial task force every month. The court sought a list of citizens detained in the country’s detention centres from the federal government and ordered Federal Interior Secretary and Secretary Defence to submit reports.
The mother of a missing citizen, Furqan Khan, stated before the court that her son had been missing for six years. “I’m sick myself, I come to court every month,” the mother stated before the court. I will die if my son is not returned, she said.
“We are trying our best to rescue the missing citizens immediately,” Justice Phulapoto remarked. The court summoned the report on March 11 and adjourned the hearing of the case.
SHC angers NADRA for not issuing CNIC to missing citizen’s wife
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday annoyed at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and summoned its director for not issuing Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) to the wife of a missing citizen.
The high court bench headed by Justice Naimtullah Phulapoto heard the petition filed by the wife of a missing citizen Javed against NADRA. The court asked why CNIC was not issued to the wife of the missing citizen. “On the one hand, the agencies failed to recover the missing citizen, while on other hand, the family of missing citizen is also facing trouble,” the court remarked.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that the citizen is missing for the last six years. He argued that parent’s ID cards were sought to enroll the children of the citizens in the school.
He said despite the request, NADRA officials are not issuing identity card to the missing person Javed’s wife.
