ISLAMABAD-
The federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities on Wednesday missed the deadline of the Supreme Court produce the 25 missing persons during today’s hearing of the case, a private news channel reported.
Earlier today, the court resumed the hearing of the case.
Upon the governments’ inability to produce the missing persons, the three-member apex court bench, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, expressed its displeasure.
Attorney General Salman Aslam Butt said Additional Secretary Defence Major Gen (r) Arif Nazir would inform the court about the steps taken for producing the missing persons but the bench refused to entertain the point-of-view of the defence ministry.
Justice Khawaja said the bench would issue an order on the matter at the end of the day.
AG Butt pleaded the court to grant the authorities seven to eight days’ time to act upon its orders.
Justice Khawaja expressed his disapproval of the government’s behaviour regarding the SC orders.