The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought a sealed report by December 27 in a case related to the return of Mudassar Khan, a missing resident of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The court criticized the performance of the Commission on Missing Persons in the proceedings, calling it a mere sham.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, presiding over the hearing, expressed his displeasure with the commission, noting that the commission was failing in its duties and misleading the public. “The Commission for Missing Persons does not work by itself, nor does it let anyone else work. What’s the point of a commission that doesn’t work? Shut up,” he said, adding that if the commission was effective, the petitioners would not have to go to court.
An assistant public prosecutor told the court that the petitioner’s husband, Mudassar Khan, had disappeared from Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir. Her lawyer said the case has been under consideration by the commission since August. The lawyer told the court that on November 18, the applicant received a phone call from her husband that she was in custody.
Justice Kayani noted the positive aspect of the phone call, saying, “It is good that he is alive and well.” He ordered the police officer concerned to brief the court on the matter.
The court adjourned further proceedings till December 27 and directed the authorities to submit a sealed report on Mudassar Khan’s case.
