Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formed a committee on Dr Aafia Siddiqui's case which will present its recommendations to the Cabinet to facilitate her repatriation.
The minister has also directed that Interior Ministry's Task Force on Missing Persons should be formed next week for preparing a transparent policy in the light of Supreme Court's orders in this regard and a transparent list of the actual number of missing persons be prepared after due deliberation and consultation with the security agencies and the affected families.
Nisar directed that processing of mercy petitions should be restarted as provided under the rules and all processed cases be sent to Aiwan-e-Sadr for decision. He directed that all unauthorised staff working for retired and un-entitled police officers should immediately be withdrawn. Similarly, he directed that unauthorised staff working at the offices and residences of CDA officers should be sent back to their original place of duty.
The minister also directed for the preparation of a plan for establishing a rescue service in Islamabad on the pattern of Rescue 1122. CDA Chairman has been directed to initiate action against road contractors who are not meeting the targets or have exposed the traffic to hazards using substandard material, directing that the under construction portion of Kashmir highway near Golra toll plaza be metalled immediately. The Minister also directed that toll collection at all toll plazas in Islamabad capital territory be successively ceased after their period of contract is over and a new system of revenue collection be evolved which is neither cumbersome nor time consuming for the residents of Islamabad.-PR
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