ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the ministerial committee’s report on enforced disappearances, ARY News reported.
A bench of the high court was hearing the case pertaining to implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances.
The court summoned Additional Attorney General Munawar Iqbal Duggal at 11:00am in the court.
Earlier, Assistant Attorney General Usman Ghumman submitted the report of the ministerial committee’s session in the court.
The one-page report of the six points agenda of the session was produced to the bench.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani expressed disappointment over the report and returned back it.
“The report is shame for the court,” Justice Kayani remarked. “The Prime Minister and the Interior Minister are both from Balochistan, they should realize that it is the matter of Baloch students,” Justice Kayani observed.
The Islamabad High Court had summoned report from the federal government’s committee within a week.
A federal cabinet committee headed by the Interior Minister has been constituted to review the cases of enforced disappearances in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The committee comprises of three members was notified and the law ministry officials produced the notification to the high court.
The committee headed by the interior minister also included the law and defence ministers.
“The ministerial committee will review the cases of enforced disappearances”, the notification read. The cabinet committee could get assistance from human rights organizations in the matter, the government has notified.