Czechs likely to bring up case of missing tourists. PHOTO: FILE
A delegation from the Czech Republic parliament, due on June 2, is likely to hold meetings with the government and political functionaries. It is expected that the dignitaries will also bring up the issue of two female Czech tourists who reportedly went missing from Balochistan last year.
Sources informed the Express Investigation Cell that a five-to-seven-member delegation will come to Pakistan on a four-day visit during which it will seek the government’s help in finding the missing tourists. HanaHumpalova and Antonie Chrastecka, both psychology students, have been missing since March 13, 2013 when they were crossing into Pakistan from Iran through Balochistan.
The delegation is also likely to witness the presidential address during the parliament’s joint session on June 2 and meet the Senate Chairman and Speaker of the National Assembly.
Besides, the parliamentarians will also hold meetings with members of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, officials of interior ministry and other government functionaries.
The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs had also asked the interior ministry last year to recover the missing tourists.
Families of the missing women had also appealed to then president Asif Ali Zardari in helping locate them.
A search team of the Czech government had also visited K-P and Balochistan last year but without much luck.
When contacted, the foreign office’s spokesperson Tasneem Aslam confirmed the delegation’s visit. However, she said that the dignitaries were to discuss various bilateral and important common interest issues with the government.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 30th, 2014.
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Yes, they are still missing. They are victims, but not of the people in balochistan, but of the multiculturalist propaganda, which makes them believe that yes, all countries are like switzerland, with people nice and loving everyone and being absolutely harmless.
One by one, more countries are telling Pakistan to 'do more', Sad but true.
I remember these women, didn't realise they are still missing. Terrible, they are definitely gone, just pray for them now. Very silly though on their part to trek from Iran to Balochistan, you know Pakistan and that area near Iran it is not like Switzerland.