Constitution Petition No. D-1407 of 2014
Date Order with Signature of the Judge
For hearing of main case.
9th May, 2018.
None present for petitioner.
Mr. Ashfaq Rafiq Janjua, Assistant Attorney General.
Mr. Hakim Ali Shaikh, Additional Advocate General, Sindh.
Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Awan, Deputy Prosecutor General, Sindh
Mr. Pervez Akhtar, State Counsel.
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Investigating Officer is called absent. Record shows that on previous date of hearing Investigating Officer DSP Tariq Mehmood was in attendance and was directed to continue efforts for recovery of missing person. Today neither he himself is in attendance nor any progress report has been submitted by him.
Since last about four years the law enforcement agency could not succeed to make recovery of missing person, which is a tragedy. The cases of missing persons in our country are increasing day by day and turns into a sensitive issue, when a family misses its loved one, the members of said family have to bear great psychological traumas and kindness of others cannot heal the pain of losing loved ones. We are not only Judges, but humans too and it is difficult to witness the sufferings of the affected families.
In such view of the matter we are constrained to direct the DIGPs and S.S.Ps. to look into the matters relating to missing persons and adopt hectic efforts being their prime responsibility to protect the right of every citizen as guaranteed by Constitution of Pakistan 1973. Since the incommunicado has not been surfaced since the year 2014 the Investigating Officer is directed to observe and follow the directions of the Court and adopt all possible measures including modern techniques/technologies to surface the missing person and submit progress report on next date. Adjourned to 31st May, 2018.
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*Aamir/PS* J U D G E