Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has disposed of 4,203 cases up to October 31, 2019 as per monthly progress report released by Secretary Commission Farid Ahmad Khan about cases of alleged enforced disappearances.

A total number of 6,372 cases were received by the Missing Persons Commission up to September 30, 2019, says a press release issued here on Saturday. During October 2019, 59 more cases were received by the commission and thus total numbers of cases reached 6,431. The Missing Persons Commission in October 2019 disposed of 63 cases of missing persons.

The Missing Persons Commission has conducted 720 hearings in October 2019; 311 in Islamabad, 77 in Peshawar, 249 in Karachi and 83 hearings were held in Peshawar during Oct 2019. Chairman of the Commission Justice Javed Iqbal (retd) and other members have disposed of 4,203 cases till October 31, 2019.-PR

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