Islamabad:
Since the reconstitution, the Investigative Commission on enforced disappearance (coied) has resolved 8,770 – or 82% – of the 10,607 alleged enforced disappearance cases it has received.
In July alone, after Justice (RETD) SYED ARSHAD HUSSAIN SHAH took over the office, the Commission decided 70 cases and registered 15 new complaints, a statement from the Commission said Friday.
The federal government reconstituted the Commission and appointed Justice (Retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah, the former Main Judge of Gilgit-Baltivity Supreme Appeal Court, as its chairman.
Justice (Retd) Nazar Akbar was appointed Member (Sindh); Retired Judge Muhammad Bashir as a member (Islamabad) and Justice (Retd) Syed AFSAR Shah was appointed member (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to deal with cases of alleged enforced the disappearance of the province.
Justice (Retd) served as judge of Sindh High Court; Bashir served as a judge for Islamabad responsibility Court-I and Justice (Retd) Shah served as a judge of Peshawar High Court.
According to the statement, the Commission has also implemented the federal government’s financial aid package of RS5 million for families of missing persons. The chairman chairs two meetings to present recommendations to the government on such financial aid cases.
The Commission emphasized the need for a uniform policy for investigating and solving the disappearance immediately. The President also visited Lahore and Karachi to work on regulations aimed at preventing the disappearance, hearing over 50 cases in these cities.
