PM calls for legislation on missing persons' recovery

Published
0

gilani-pm-afp-670
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. — Photo by AFP

ISLAMABAD: Chairing a high-level meeting on the situation in Balochistan on Saturday, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said legislation should be done for the recovering of the province’s missing persons, DawnNews reported.

The prime minister is expected start a tour of Quetta, the provincial capital, from Sunday.

The meeting also decided to ban issuance of new permits for transport corridors passing through Balochistan.

It also ordered a crackdown against illegal and unregistered vehicles in the province and directed the provincial government to immediately cancel temporary permits issued to owners of such vehicles.

Law-enforcement agencies have been directed to implement the directives with immediate effect.

Opinion

Editorial

Prudent warning
Updated 25 Oct, 2026

Prudent warning

Muslim countries have warned against a new conflict. But will the war lobbies in Washington and Tel Aviv listen?
Party of one
25 Oct, 2026

Party of one

IT ill behoves a political party that claims to be the biggest and most popular in the country to be so mired in...
Reckless driving
25 Oct, 2026

Reckless driving

THERE is a lack of official data documenting the crisis, but even by the most conservative estimates, over a dozen...
Breaking the cycle
Updated 24 Oct, 2026

Breaking the cycle

Workers’ remittances have helped the current account and rebuilt reserves, and continued external borrowing has bought time.
Gaza starvation
24 Oct, 2026

Gaza starvation

ON account of funding cuts and Israeli cruelty, the threat of famine once again looms over the occupied Gaza Strip....
Harvesting rackets
24 Oct, 2026

Harvesting rackets

ORGAN vending rarely leaves the spotlight. The FIA and the Human Organ Transplantation Authority recently took five...