Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has sought the details of all detention centers
of secret agencies and adjourned hearing of case regarding 11 missing
prisoners of Adiyala Jail till 9th of April. Meanwhile apex court has
taken notice of abduction of two boys who visited camps established by
relatives of missing persons outside the parliament and has summoned the
IGP Islamabad and Attorney General on March 19.
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad
Chaudhry, on a plea of late Mst: Rohaifa bibi, also asked counsel Tariq
Asad, to go through the report submitted by KPK chief secretary and
apprise it on next date of hearing what relief he wanted to seek.
As the court resumed the hearing counsel for petitioner Tariq Asad
informed the court that the two boys Umar Mehmood and Wali Khan have
been abducted from the missing persons camp.
Chief Justice remarked that federal government has failed to take
notice of the crimes and kidnappers are acting freely to achieve their
targets. On this, counsel for intelligence agencies, Raja Irshad said
that agencies have no link with this incident of kidnapping the boys,
adding that foreign agencies are using local elements for the cause.
Chief justice directed the IG Islamabad to submit the report
regarding the abduction of two boys till today (Saturday) in registrar
office and directed the IG and Attorney General to appear before the
court on March 19.
During the course of hearing chief secretary KPK presented report
about health of seven prisoners under treatment at Leady Reading
Hospital and SC permitted to shift four prisoners nearby detention
centre while directed to continue treatment of three prisoners.
The Chief Justice told him that now the missing prisoners had been
traced out and given under the custody of provincial government KPK
under the Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulations, 2011, so the
petitioner, should apprise the Court what further relief they wanted.
The attorney for one of the detainees Hafiz Majid informed the court his client was suffering from cancer.
ISI attorney said intelligence agencies act under the army act. The
CJP remarked the agencies were not above the Constitution. He asked
where those prisoners were being kept as four prisoners have already
died and the court would not remain silent on the issue.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry asked the intelligence agencies that under which law the missing persons have been detained.
“We respect the military but all matters should be dealt within
jurisdiction of the law,” the chief justice said in his remarks during
the missing person’s case in Supreme Court.
The counsel of ISI said the agency didn’t commit any illegal act.
Than under which law these persons were detained, asked the Chief
Justice. Which agency was investigating the matter, the CJP asked and
directed the counsel to submit all relevant documents of the matter in
the court. SANA
