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Daily Times - Site Edition Friday, February 16, 2007
Find all missing people, SC tells govt
* AG says Amina Masudââ¬â¢s husband could not be found despite repeated efforts
* Court adjourns hearing till March 8 on AGââ¬â¢s request
By Mohammad Kamran
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued fresh directions to the government to speed up the process of finding missing people.
The case took an unexpected turn when complainant Amina Masud, whose husband is among the missing people, told the court that a human rights lawyer had seen a number of people, including her husband, in the custody of intelligence agencies.
Amina Masud, who is also leading a protest campaign by families of the missing people, said that Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khanââ¬â¢s statement that the government was progressing on the case was false, and accused the government of covering up illegal detentions.
The attorney general told the court that Aminaââ¬â¢s husband Masud Janjua had not been found in the custody of any intelligence agency. He said that the government had failed to trace Janjua despite repeated efforts.
Amina challenged Khanââ¬â¢s statement and presented in court a reported interview of human rights lawyer CM Farooq who claimed to have seen some of the missing people, including Masud Janjua, Faisal Faraz, Attiqur Rehman, Muhammad Altaf, Hafiz Abdul Basit, Obaidullah, Hafiz Idrees Abbasi and Gul Muhammad, in the detention cells of the intelligence agencies.
CM Farooq had also been taken into custody by the intelligence agencies for supporting the families of the missing people, but was released after two weeks. He had filed an affidavit in the SC, saying that he had seen the missing people in intelligence agenciesââ¬â¢ custody.
The attorney general informed the court that he held a meeting at his office on Wednesday, but CM Farooq had refused to attend the meeting, NNI reported.
Amina Masud said that the intelligence agencies had also picked up two persons, Masood and Mudasir, for supporting the families of the missing people.
The attorney general told the SC that computer expert Muhammad Mansoor and businessman Malik Zulfiqar had been detained under the Security of Pakistan Act 1952. They were picked up by the intelligence agencies in March 2005 and June 2006, he added.
He said that Alim Tariq was in the custody of the Punjab police under the Anti-Terrorism Act, while Mittha Khan Marri, Jan Muhammad and Muhammad Saleem Baloch had been freed.
The attorney general sought more time from the SC to find the remaining missing people and the bench adjourned the hearing till March 8.
Rights groups and relatives have been holding protests in Islamabad for months to press authorities to clear up the fate of scores of people reported missing.
Acting on their complaints, the Supreme Court also has criticised the government for not doing enough to trace the men, who have neither been put on trial nor permitted to contact their families.
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Find all missing people, SC tells govt
* AG says Amina Masudââ¬â¢s husband could not be found despite repeated efforts
* Court adjourns hearing till March 8 on AGââ¬â¢s request
By Mohammad Kamran
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued fresh directions to the government to speed up the process of finding missing people.
The case took an unexpected turn when complainant Amina Masud, whose husband is among the missing people, told the court that a human rights lawyer had seen a number of people, including her husband, in the custody of intelligence agencies.
Amina Masud, who is also leading a protest campaign by families of the missing people, said that Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khanââ¬â¢s statement that the government was progressing on the case was false, and accused the government of covering up illegal detentions.
The attorney general told the court that Aminaââ¬â¢s husband Masud Janjua had not been found in the custody of any intelligence agency. He said that the government had failed to trace Janjua despite repeated efforts.
Amina challenged Khanââ¬â¢s statement and presented in court a reported interview of human rights lawyer CM Farooq who claimed to have seen some of the missing people, including Masud Janjua, Faisal Faraz, Attiqur Rehman, Muhammad Altaf, Hafiz Abdul Basit, Obaidullah, Hafiz Idrees Abbasi and Gul Muhammad, in the detention cells of the intelligence agencies.
CM Farooq had also been taken into custody by the intelligence agencies for supporting the families of the missing people, but was released after two weeks. He had filed an affidavit in the SC, saying that he had seen the missing people in intelligence agenciesââ¬â¢ custody.
The attorney general informed the court that he held a meeting at his office on Wednesday, but CM Farooq had refused to attend the meeting, NNI reported.
Amina Masud said that the intelligence agencies had also picked up two persons, Masood and Mudasir, for supporting the families of the missing people.
The attorney general told the SC that computer expert Muhammad Mansoor and businessman Malik Zulfiqar had been detained under the Security of Pakistan Act 1952. They were picked up by the intelligence agencies in March 2005 and June 2006, he added.
He said that Alim Tariq was in the custody of the Punjab police under the Anti-Terrorism Act, while Mittha Khan Marri, Jan Muhammad and Muhammad Saleem Baloch had been freed.
The attorney general sought more time from the SC to find the remaining missing people and the bench adjourned the hearing till March 8.
Rights groups and relatives have been holding protests in Islamabad for months to press authorities to clear up the fate of scores of people reported missing.
Acting on their complaints, the Supreme Court also has criticised the government for not doing enough to trace the men, who have neither been put on trial nor permitted to contact their families.
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The above article doesn't represent any of my views, i didnt write it, i am only posting it.
:army: :flag:
