Balochistan law and order case
Deputy attorney general resigns during hearing
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QUETTA: Following tough questions by the Supreme Court Treasury Bench about lukewarm response from the federal government to court orders, Deputy Attorney General Malik Sikandar tendered his resignation and said he wants to live his life with respect.
The Supreme Court once again directed the Balochistan home minister to appear before the court in the case of Ali Hassan Mengal who was listed as missing from Wadh area of Khuzdar.
The absence of the defence and interior secretaries as well as principal secretary to the prime minister annoyed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who said that it appeared the officials had an enmity with court as court orders were being ignored. “Why did they not turn up to appear before the court,” the CJP asked Deputy Attorney General Malik Sikandar and Advocate General Amanullah Kanrani.
The bench, comprising Justice Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, expressed anger over the deputy attorney general for not implementing court orders. Several relatives of missing persons from interior Balochistan and nearby districts appeared before the court.
The bench observed that 60 percent problems will be resolved if the issue of missing persons was addressed. The CJP said allegations were being levelled against Frontier Corps (FC), ISI and MI in the missing persons’ cases. “It is really regrettable that there is a common perception that security forces and security agencies are behind practices of forced disappearances,” the CJP said.
FC DIG Farrukh Shehzad said the FC is a fighting force and responsible for maintaining law and order. “FC is making utmost efforts for the recovery of missing persons and cooperating with the police,” he informed the court. FC set up an investigation cell in Quetta and is in contact with ISI, MI and IB, he added.
Then CJP said the cases of missing persons were increasing with each passing day while police completely lacked competency to investigate the cases. “The court had taken up all the cases of missing persons though it was the responsibility of the police,” he said.
The deputy attorney general said neither he received copies of the orders nor did the institutions concerned. He sought more time to convey the message to the federal institutions concerned.
The CJP refused to grant him time and continued to criticise the DAG, who later walked out from the proceedings. He later returned and informed the court that he had tendered his resignation. “I want to spend my life with honour and respect, thus I am going to resign as deputy attorney general,” Malik Sikandar responded after being repeatedly criticised.
The CJP said the court was working to secure the province and end the miseries of families of missing persons waiting outside the court. “They all are suffering and court will not sit silent. The institutions concerned should have respected the court orders.”
Furthermore, the CJP summoned the provincial home minister again to appear before the court in missing Ali Hassan Mengal’s case.
QUETTA: Following tough questions by the Supreme Court Treasury Bench about lukewarm response from the federal government to court orders, Deputy Attorney General Malik Sikandar tendered his resignation and said he wants to live his life with respect.
The Supreme Court once again directed the Balochistan home minister to appear before the court in the case of Ali Hassan Mengal who was listed as missing from Wadh area of Khuzdar.
The absence of the defence and interior secretaries as well as principal secretary to the prime minister annoyed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who said that it appeared the officials had an enmity with court as court orders were being ignored. “Why did they not turn up to appear before the court,” the CJP asked Deputy Attorney General Malik Sikandar and Advocate General Amanullah Kanrani.
The bench, comprising Justice Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, expressed anger over the deputy attorney general for not implementing court orders. Several relatives of missing persons from interior Balochistan and nearby districts appeared before the court.
The bench observed that 60 percent problems will be resolved if the issue of missing persons was addressed. The CJP said allegations were being levelled against Frontier Corps (FC), ISI and MI in the missing persons’ cases. “It is really regrettable that there is a common perception that security forces and security agencies are behind practices of forced disappearances,” the CJP said.
FC DIG Farrukh Shehzad said the FC is a fighting force and responsible for maintaining law and order. “FC is making utmost efforts for the recovery of missing persons and cooperating with the police,” he informed the court. FC set up an investigation cell in Quetta and is in contact with ISI, MI and IB, he added.
Then CJP said the cases of missing persons were increasing with each passing day while police completely lacked competency to investigate the cases. “The court had taken up all the cases of missing persons though it was the responsibility of the police,” he said.
The deputy attorney general said neither he received copies of the orders nor did the institutions concerned. He sought more time to convey the message to the federal institutions concerned.
The CJP refused to grant him time and continued to criticise the DAG, who later walked out from the proceedings. He later returned and informed the court that he had tendered his resignation. “I want to spend my life with honour and respect, thus I am going to resign as deputy attorney general,” Malik Sikandar responded after being repeatedly criticised.
The CJP said the court was working to secure the province and end the miseries of families of missing persons waiting outside the court. “They all are suffering and court will not sit silent. The institutions concerned should have respected the court orders.”
Furthermore, the CJP summoned the provincial home minister again to appear before the court in missing Ali Hassan Mengal’s case.
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