ISLAMABAD -  The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by Ministry of Defence in the 35 missing persons' case.
The apex court sought report from the federal government as to why the Malakand District Coordination Officer closed the case.
The Ministry of Defence in its report stated that action against Naib Subedar Amanullah Baig, who picked 35 persons from Malakand detention centre, would be taken under Pakistan Army Act, 1952. It further stated that Baig is a serving Army personnel and his case is subject to Army Act.    
Therefore, the Malakand DCO was asked to close the case in Levy Post Malakand and shifted the same to Army authority for investigation and subsequent trial under Pakistan Army Act. 
It is significant to recall that the case under Human Rights Case (HRC) 29388-k/2013 was lodged in the SC and submitted an FIR 11 on March 20, 2014 in Levy Post Malakand against Naib Subedar Amanullah Baig and others under section 346 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
SC FOR UNINTERRUPTED
3-G LICENCE BIDDING PROCESS
APP adds: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the process of auctioning 3G and 4G spectrum licences should continue uninterrupted.
The three-member bench headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja resumed the hearing of a petition filed by Khurram Shehzad Chughtai, an information technology expert, who had sought a court order for the government to complete the process of auctioning 3G spectrum licences on an urgent basis and in a transparent manner, and to ensure early availability of the services.
The court reiterated that 3G and 4G auctions would take place on April 23 and ordered that the revenue generated from the auction would be held in the Federal Consolidated Fund till the decision in whose the same should be transferred.
During the course of proceedings, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Ismail Shah apprised the court that four cellular companies had expressed interest in the auction and submitted a 15 per cent bid bond which had been deposited in the PTA account.
Shah expressed the hope that the auction would generate more than Rs 1.3 billion revenue. Attorney General for Pakistan Sulman Aslam Butt informed the court that as per Article 70-A of the Constitution revenue generated through such bidding process belonged to the Federation and must be deposited in the Federal Consolidated Fund.
Later the bench adjourned the hearing till third week of May while directing to the government to speed up the process of bidding.