Enforced disappearances: 3,519 cases disposed of till July 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, chaired by under Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, disposed of 3,519 cases till July 2018, said a report.

The commission received 59 more cases during the month of August and held 458 hearings pertaining to petitions registered with the commission. 240 hearings were held in Islamabad, 180 in Karachi and the same number in Lahore.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) also forwarded 300 recovery cases to the commission.

Earlier, Iqbal had offered to brief the Supreme Court judges in their chamber on missing persons cases, particularly those related to the province of Balochistan.

The bench had noted that if the commission did not address grievances of families of the missing persons, the court would step in. It said the people urging the state to fulfil its obligations should be encouraged.

Source: Express Tribune