KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered concerned authorities to immediately register case after citizen goes missing. A two-member bench of SHC, headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto heard petitions related to recovery of missing persons.

During hearing, lawyer representing petitioners informed court that Manzoor Ahmed, who went missing from Karachi’s Steel Town has now returned home. Court was further informed that cases were registered against Ahmed while he was missing. SHC then disposed of application for Ahmed’s disappearance. Justice Phulpoto then stated that case should be registered immediately by concerned police station after citizen’s disappearance. 

Court further ordered SHO Shah Latif to register case of missing citizen Mir Ali Haider, initiate an investigation and ordered Haider’s immediate recovery.

A day earlier, SHC had ordered police and other agencies to submit their progress report within three weeks while hearing petition seeking monetary compensation for enforced disappearance of 12 people.

During hearing, some women broke down in courtroom, saying that they have been fighting legal battle for recovery of their husbands for past 10 years. Justice Phulpoto remarked that he completely sympathised with families of missing persons.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 21 2023

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