ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing the case of Adyala Jail missing persons at the request of Attorney General who sought time for holding meetings with all stakeholders.
The case was heard by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Gulzar Ahmed. When the bench resumed hearing of the case, Advocate Asma Jehangir appeared before the court and stated that secret agencies have accepted that they pick families of culprits when they fail to recover the accused.
She continued that there was gross violation of human rights but the government was not taking appropriate steps to overcome these issues.
The Chief Justice remarked that when a new act could be formulated for FATA then why not for other parts of the country. He maintained that Article 10 of the constitution was being violated which was not acceptable at any cost.
Upon this, the attorney general sought some time from the court for holding meetings with the relevant authorities which was accepted by the bench and adjourned further hearing of the case till July 29.
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