The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a report from Ministry of Defence over whether any action taken against the Frontier Corps (FC) officials involved in enforced disappearances in Balochistan. A two-member bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk resumed the hearing of the missing persons' case. The court directed the Ministry to submit a report by May 6.
During the course of proceedings, Deputy Advocate General Balochistan submitted the details of the meeting held between Irfan Qadir, the counsel for the FC and Chief Secretary Balochistan, to decide as to how proceed against the army officers allegedly involved in enforced disappearances. He informed the court that it was decided in the meeting that FC officials would be tried under the Army Act. He further told the court that the DNA samples of the bodies found in a mass grave in the Tutak area of Khuzdar were sent to Punjab forensic laboratories for an analysis.
Meanwhile, the DNA report of 13 bodies was submitted to the court. The court was informed that it would take the forensic labs four to five months to match the DNA samples as the delay occurred due to the matching process of samples. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk remarked that the court had sought a balanced DNA report from Punjab Forensic Lab while delay in the sample matching process was not understandable. The court summoned senior officials of Punjab Forensic Lab and adjourned the proceedings of case till May 6.