Missing persons case: SHC gives deadline to government

Missing persons case: SHC gives deadline to government

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court on Thursday has ordered a joint investigation team (JIT) to recover all missing persons by January 24.

Justice Naimatullah headed a two-member bench and it heard the missing person’s case at the SHC on Thursday.

As the hearing underway, the petitioner, who is the mother of one of the missing persons, Raees, attended today’s hearing. According to the petitioner, Raees who has been missing for two years was an employee of the Water Board and was responsible for distributing bills.

Judge Naimatullah expressed anger at the government lawyer for not being present. “No progress has come forward from the JIT or the attorney general’s office,” the judge remarked.