QUETTA: While hearing the Balochistan security case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered that missing persons be presented at the Quetta registry of the Supreme Court within 10 days, Express News reported on Friday.
Justice Chaudhry also took suo motu notice of the murder of seven coal miners whose bodies were dumped in Degari area.
The hearing was adjourned till July 14, 2012.
During Thursday's hearing, the Frontier Corps Balochistan once again earned the Supreme Court’s wrath when it failed to comply with its orders in either presenting the ‘missing’ persons or its commandant.
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@Mirza: For the last almost five years the PPP and its partners are in power. Instead of paying attention to the most sensitive issue of Baluchistan, the PPP leaders are busy in making money and also covering up their previous corruption. Blaming Musharaf or anyone else will not absolve those people of their responsibility who have been in power for the last almost 5 years.
Everybody knows who has the actual power when it comes to Baluchistan. The deep state has been active there for more than a decade. The disappearance of Bloch youth, the killing of their nationalist leaders including Mr. Bugti by Gen. Mush are just a few of the "achievements" of the FC and other security agencies. Politicians come and go but the deep state and its objectives continue even after the next govt.
CJ keeps summoning the IG FC but never the leaders of BLA
So considering that FC does not comply with SC dirrection, is there any plan to pass a contempt of court notice?
I remeber a similar judgement passed by the honourable Supreme Count on the Kohistan missing 5 girls issue. What came of that?
Its interesting how many times a month the media publishes this same news, i doubt that they even change the wording of the article
@Mirza: How convenient for PPP-supporters. Its responsibility of the Govt to stop killings dammit.
Please stop asking to produce the missing people. We are sick and tired of their bodies being dumped. The more you ask the more killings take place. You keep making political and populist statements and they would keep dumping the bodies. Please for God sake stop this charade if you cannot write a decision and stop the killing.
There is always an opposition, not matter what you do. Even the prophets and saints were not spared!
Kudos to CJ! He is working hard to keep this country intact while the current rulers are busy saving their backs i.e 'Kursian'
Enemies of Pakistan are out to malign Pakistan's security institutions with their propaganda campaign. Their main aim is to turn the people of Baluchistan against the FC and the Army so that they should pressurize the Government to withdraw the FC to the barracks. This will leave the entire Baluchistan undefended and the terrorists will have a free hand to carry out their terrorist acts. If FC says that they do not have any missing persons then we must believe their word. These are extremely unusual times for Pakistan and we must provide full support to our security forces who are sacrificing their lives to defend the mother land. The way our Supreme Court is pressurizing and censuring the security forces, it can be very demoralizing for the troops.
No contempt notice to the IG FC? This guy has been in contempt of the parliament, people's verdict, civilians, constitution, and has remained in bed with dictators. Yet he thinks he's god our a Messiah. All his contribution so far is more and more perks for himself and his hand picked buddies, more and more plots. There is no end to his greed and lust for power.
Prime Minister appears in Courts he is convicted and removed.
IG FC refuses to appear yet again, Court does nothing except giving statements that no one is above law.
That 'unbiased' and 'independent' judiciary: Pakistan style!