Trends - Missing Persons

Special bench to examine report on missing persons: CJP Nisar

CJP says will chair high-level meetings to watch over Missing Persons Commission's proceedings.

Updated 26 Sep, 2018 04:14pm

CJP stresses improvement in solution of missing persons issue

A far larger number of persons are shown as missing than actual, meeting told.

Updated 03 Aug, 2018 08:22am

Missing activist Raza Khan returns home after 7 months

Police say Raza was recovered 10 days ago; reportedly in good health.

Updated 20 Jul, 2018 02:16pm

Enforced disappearance may attract provisions defined under ATA: IHC

In landmark judgement, court introduces strict consequences for officials involved in enforced disappearances.

Updated 12 Jul, 2018 09:17am

IHC orders federal govt to bear expenses of missing person's family

State agencies held responsible for failure to collect information, take effective measures to track down missing person

Updated 19 Jul, 2018 12:03am

Commission on missing persons says 3,331 cases disposed of

About 5,177 cases of missing persons have been received by the commission.

Updated 06 Jul, 2018 07:30am

Defence ministry investigating couple’s disappearance, IHC told

Missing scientist, spouse "not in intelligence agencies’ custody", says ministry statement.

Updated 29 Jun, 2018 09:42am

CJP orders setting up of special cell on missing persons

Says he will soon ask nation to ‘offer a sacrifice for a cause’.

Updated 25 Jun, 2018 07:53am

Chaos in SC Karachi registry as missing persons' families turn up in big numbers

CJP orders LEAs to make information gathering and recovery of missing persons a priority, set up a special cell.

Updated 25 Jun, 2018 07:54am

SHC warns IGP of stern action over absence in ‘missing persons’ cases hearing

SHC had summoned inspector general of Sindh police A D Khawaja for not appointing a focal person for missing persons.

Updated 31 May, 2018 10:42am

Judicial moot says enforced disappearances are a crime

Recommends those guilty of committing this offence as well as extrajudicial killings should be prosecuted as criminals.

Updated 06 May, 2018 07:58am

Counsel questions NAB’s ‘selective’ justice in SC

“We are waiting to see what happens about the accusation made by NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal,” says Iftikhar Gillani.

Updated 19 Apr, 2018 08:26am

Parliament did nothing about missing persons: Justice Iqbal

NAB chief says 3,500 people went to Afghanistan along with Sufi Mohammad, but only 135 returned.

Updated 17 Apr, 2018 07:56am

SC orders govt to submit report on inmates in 11 internment centres in KP

Country’s borders should be under constant surveillance to check movement of people, observes Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan.

Updated 03 Apr, 2018 08:57am

Rights group calls on Pakistan to end enforced disappearances

“Disappearances are a tool of terror," says Amnesty International.

Updated 21 Mar, 2018 08:32am

Amnesty urges Pakistan to end impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of enforced disappearances

Disappearances a tool of terror, constitute crime against humanity if part of systemic attack, says Amnesty.

Published 20 Mar, 2018 07:45pm

Misuse of blasphemy law

Records confirm the extensive use of the blasphemy law to settle personal scores.

Updated 28 Dec, 2017 07:53am

Senate committee to question recovered missing persons on who abducted them

"We all know who is responsible, but we don't make that information public," says Senator Farhatullah Babar.

Updated 07 Dec, 2017 07:32pm

SC wants allegations against missing persons given 'in black and white'

Those who have committed crimes should be punished accordingly and innocents should be released, Justice Afzal says.

Updated 13 Nov, 2017 05:16pm

Senators express concern over enforced disappearances

Another list of 131 missing persons has surfaced, says Senator Nasreen Jalil.

Updated 26 Oct, 2017 10:57pm

Supreme Court asks for detailed report on missing persons

SC orders that all persons held in detention centres should be allowed to meet their relatives within a week.

Published 26 Oct, 2017 03:20pm

'Missing' journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered after more than 2 years

Shahzadi was on the trail of an Indian national who had gone missing in Pakistan when she disappeared in Aug 2015.

Updated 21 Oct, 2017 06:06pm