The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed the hearing in petitions on the law and order and human rights violations in Balochistan, with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry saying the court would order arrest of agencies’ officials if they failed to recover the missing persons.
The CJ led a three-member bench of Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja while hearing petitions filed by the Balochistan Bar Association regarding the law and order in the province. During the hearing, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry said Advocate General Balochistan Amanullah Kinrani’s reply on the matter was unsatisfactory and did not provide any assurance regarding the recovery of missing persons.
The chief justice directed the advocate general to submit a collated response. He added that provincial authorities should ensure the enforcement of the country’s law and constitution in Balochistan. The court expressed its displeasure over the non-submission of a written reply on the matter by Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak.
