Raisani reached court while the hearing was underway. Later, speaking to the media, he said, "The court did not summon me, I came on my own."
"My province is a peaceful one with a few glitches here and there. The overall law and order situation is not that bad," said Raisani.
During the hearing of the missing persons case, bothered by the lack of concern on the part of officials, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered Inspector General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan Major General Obaidullah Khan to return to Pakistan by Saturday.
Chief Justice Chaudhry ordered for the IG FC's return by Saturday, after the latter's counsel said that he was currently in Iran. The vexed chief justice remarked that a case should be registered against the IG FC.
Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir, too, did not appear before the court, which further irked the three-member bench.
During the hearing, the chief justice remarked that Balochistan was a part of Pakistan and resented the fact that Balochistan Home Minister Zafarullah Zehri “just stays in Islamabad”.
Commenting on the progress of the cases, the chief justice said, “Bodies of three people whose cases were being heard in the court have been found.”
Earlier on Wednesday, irked by the apparent apathy of the government towards Balochistan, which is sliding into chaos, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued a warning to the prime minister stating that if he did not take steps to improve the law and order, the Constitution would declare a state of emergency.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the chief justice "ordered for a case to be registered against the IG FC" instead of "remarked that a case should be registered against the IG FC". The correction has been made.
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The case could not be registered in space.Some body is eating humble pie.
@Salima
Action in aid of Supreme Court. All executive and judicial authorities through out Pakistan shall act in aid of the Supreme Court.One of us is really stupid?? Because I don't see the relevance of this to the topic under discussion.
@Ammad Malik: Please read Article 190 and get yourself enlightened.
This is the same man who said that a degree is a degree whether fake or not. How do we take this man seriously?
Is this what recovering missing persons means ?? Commenting on the progress of the cases, the chief justice said, “Bodies of three people whose cases were being heard in the court have been found.”
Law and Order situation is still a situation even if it's good or bad.
@salim:
Please do me the honour and enlighten us......
The man who isn't sure of himself has been made the CM of the most troubled part of our country. But then we ain't gonna committing suicide, anyway! Do we?
He is definitely NERO part ll although apparently he looks the ruler of planet of the apes.
@Concerned: Ok, Mr. Gilani.
@Ammad Malik: Malik Sahib, kindly get yourself well informed prior to posting a comment.
He also said a degree is a degree even if its a fake.
Wonderful! We have always admired the Balochistan CM for his frank and forthright commentary. Yes, the situation is not that bad. There is still lot of scope for political killings and disappearances, sectarian murders, kidnappings for ransom and more demands from insurgents against the state of Pakistan -- a hapless state but in fact very strong because it does not fragment although many of its own citizens are trying to further fragment it! Moreover, its ruling elite has taken it upon themselves to milk it dry of whatever is left of its resources!
One little thing Mr.CJ, "emergency" can only be declared by the ruling government - not the SC.