AG assures SC of FIR against army officials involved in missing persons case

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General of Pakistan, Salman Butt has assured the Supreme Court that FIRs would be lodged against army officials involved in the missing persons case.

The apex court has given the attorney general 24 hours to lodge the FIRs and the hearing of the case will be resumed on Thursday.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, heard the case of 35 missing persons here.

During proceedings the apex court expressed its displeasure over the federal and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government's failure to meet the court's deadline for producing the missing persons.

The Supreme Court observed that 34 hearings had been conducted in the case but authorities concerned had made no progress.

Attorney General Salman Butt sought an adjournment in the case, saying that they would show some progress in the matter.

The attorney general informed the court that the government had constituted a one-man commission, headed by Justice (retd) Mian Muhammad Ajmal, to trace out the missing persons.

He informed the court that the inquiry would be completed within a month, while funds would be provided to the families of missing persons.

Justice Khawaja, however, remarked the court had exercised restraint to allow the government to make progress in the matter.