Jun 21, 2012

Sindh: Investigation into Enforced Disappearance


Following the filing of a petition by the mother of a man who went missing between 28 and 29 May 2012, the Sindh High Court has issued a notice to Sindh police and security to investigate the man’s disappearance.

Below is an article published by Dawn.com:

The Sindh High Court issued on Tuesday [19 June 2012] notices to the home secretary, Sindh police chief, Rangers director-general and others in a petition filed by the mother of a missing man.

A division bench comprising [of] acting Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi was seized with the hearing of Khan Bibi’s petition in which she said that her son Dilawar Baloch had been missing since May 28 [2012].

She submitted that her son had gone for tea on the night between May 28 and 29 [2012] and never returned.