Historic achievement of Sindh High Court

Sindh High Court (12th Sept, 2020): Historic achievement of Sindh High Court in cases related to recovery of enforced missing persons.

A bench comprising of Justice Nazar Akbar and Justice Mubeen Lakho recovered 62 missing persons during the 28-day hearing. The survivors had been missing for months. Congratulations to the families of the recovered citizens.

The court also disposed of 162 applications for enforced disappearances in one month. Several DSPs and inspectors were also suspended for non-implementation of missing persons recovery SOPs.

The court also ordered departmental action against several police officers for misrepresentation and poor investigation. IG Sindh, Home Secretary, DIG East, DIG CTD and other officers were also summoned for non-recovery of missing persons. A case has also been registered against Incharge CTD Raja Umar Khattab for kidnapping Nadeem Patel, accused in airport attack case.

Action will be taken against the investigating officers who do poor investigation or do not submit evidence in the case of missing persons, Justice Nazar Akbar said. The court ordered immediate recovery of other missing persons.