Missing persons' case: SC directs interior ministry to compensate heirs
Justice Jawad S Khwaja has directed Interior Secretary Siddique Akbar to act upon the orders and pay compensations to the heirs.
(Read: Missing persons’ case: SC seeks explanation over delay in compensation)
The court also warned the interior secretary that he will have to bear the consequences if the families are not compensated soon.
Earlier, the court had summoned the interior secretary to explain why heirs of missing persons have not received compensation despite repeated directives to the government.
(Read: Missing persons: SHC puts secretaries on notice)
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan referred another four chronic cases of enforced disappearances to the judicial commission constituted for tracing missing persons.
The bench had referred 252 cases to the judicial commission for missing persons and had directed the government to ensure that compensation was paid to their heirs within a week, on an earlier hearing.
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Why would the govt have to pay the heirs of missing people -- does this mean the SC believes the govt is responsible for the missing people - if so - then you have bigger problems than delayed payment.
Wah Wah Wah Clap Clap Clap. Your hounor people are expecting you to fix the responsibilty for missing peoples. Their families are waiting for their safe return. World is looking for the rule of law to be implemented.