The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the DNA reports of those killed during the Lal Masjid operation in a one week.
Two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Javed Iqbal and
comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani heard the missing person’s case.
During the hearing of the case Justice Javed Iqbal said that if a
single foreigner is arrested in Pakistan it creates cyclone but no one
has tension about the Pakistanis arrested in foreign countries.
The apex court criticized Pakistani ambassadors and the foreign
ministry over the conditions of Pakistanis imprisoned abroad and
directed them to deal with this matter, adding that they are not
appointed in foreign countries to spend luxurious life they should deal
the matters of Pakistanis arrested in foreign country for one day in a
week.
The court also said that the ambassadors could be summoned in court if the need would arise.
Justice Javed Iqbal further said that no secret agency is allowed to
arrest any person by violating the constitution of the country.
Additional Attorney General K.K. Agha on behalf of the Foreign
Ministry informed the court that four missing persons, Yaqoob Fiaz,
Mohammed ul Hassan, Mohammed Zobair and Burhanuddin have been found. He
added that the process of providing families of the missing persons a
monthly allowance had started.
The SC criticized the Foreign Ministry’s report on Pakistanis
imprisoned abroad and Justice Javed Iqbal said that if there was any
fault in bringing the Pakistanis home then action would be taken
against the Foreign Ministry.
The secretary of the missing person’s commission also informed the
court that 108 out of 336 cases have been dealt with. Eighty-three
individuals have been detected, 20 were never missing and 5 cases have
been dealt with because they were incomplete.
Interior Ministry report said I person from KP and 3 from Punjab
were recovered. The court expressed dissatisfaction over the report.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a report about Pakistanis held
abroad. The court said the envoys are also accessible if they do not
perform.
A separate investigation will be conducted for the missing persons of Lal Masjid.
Justice Javed Iqbal ordered the SSP Islamabad Tahir Alam to present
the report of the DNA tests of the killed persons in Red Mosque
operation in one week.
On this Tahir Alam said that he was appointed in Islamabad in 2009;
meanwhile the operation was conducted in 2007, adding that he would
submit the report after collecting the record from concerned persons in
the court.
Justice Javed Iqbal said that the heirs of the persons killed in Lal
Masjid persons should know whereabouts of their near and dear one,
adding that they should know that their children were killed or are
present somewhere else, adding that those who are missing should be
recovered.
He said that purpose of the court is the recovery of the missing
persons, adding that those who were recovered should contact courts.
During the hearing the Defence of Human Rights Chairperson Amina
Masood Janjua said that the one of the four persons released was again
arrested by the political agent.
Justice Javed Iqbal said that it is not the responsibility of the
court to run the affairs of the country, adding that the ambassadors
present in abroad are not Mughal princes, who could not be accessed.
The court adjourned the further hearing of the case till the next two weeks. SANA
