Supreme Court Summons Interior Secy In Target Killing Of Hazara Community Case

Supreme Court (SC) Thursday summoned the interior secretary to appear in person on the next date of hearing in a case regarding Target killing of Hazara Community in Quetta

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Sep, 2021 ) :Supreme Court (SC) Thursday summoned the interior secretary to appear in person on the next date of hearing in a case regarding Target killing of Hazara Community in Quetta.

A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the suo moto case regarding target killing of Hazara community and application by Gul Agha wife of Dr Ali Raza regarding production of her missing husband.

During the course of proceedings, Balochistan advocate general and inspector general (IG)of police appeared before the court.

The IG said that the four abducted members of the Hazara community had been rescued.

The chief justice inquired about the abduction those people.

He, expressing annoyance over police, said the police did not do anything for recovery of those people.

A recovered person said their problems were still same as their accounts were frozen and they were also not receiving salaries.

He said they were facing difficulty for obtaining identity cards.

The chief justice asked the additional attorney general why was National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) not cooperating? He said the Hazara people were not government employees, but government employees were their servant.

The wife of a missing person Ali Raza also appeared before the bench and stated that her husband had been missing since 2013 and the suspect of kidnapping was released by the police.

Upon this, the chief justice asked the IG Balochistan what was happening in the province? The duration of the post-crime investigation was limited, he added.

Addressing the IG, he said one person had been missing for seven years but the police had done nothing.

The IG responded that the case remained with Levies for three years after 2013 and Levies was not a police agency.

The chief justice said the case remained with Levies for three years and asked the IG what police did when the case registered with them. The police had no interest in the investigation, he added.

The IG said police was trying to recover the missing person.

The chief justice said the police did not try to recover the person. The accused was the favorite child of the court, not the police, he added.

The advocate general Balochistan said if Ali Raza's family cooperates with them, they would complete the investigation.

The chief justice said evidence of crime disappeared within 24 hours.

He said police did not work on its assignment and started doing something else.

He said the accused who appeared before the court was acquitted due to poor investigation of the case.

The court ordered to produce Ali Raza, who had been missing for eight years, at the next hearing.

The chief justice said the characters involved in kidnapping of the citizen should be brought to the fore.

He said the court would not tolerate the negligence of any security agency regarding recovery of Ali Raza.

He said the accused involved in the kidnapping of four Hazara community members should be arrested and strict action should be taken against the kidnappers.

The court also directed to redress the issue of passport issuance to the Hazara community.

The chief justice said obtaining a passport was a basic constitutional right of every citizen.

He said if the data was completed, the passport should be issued.

The court directed the Balochistan government to strictly deal the miscreants. It was common that there were law-breaking elements in Balochistan, it added.

The bench remarked that security should be ensured to every community in Balochistan and especially in Quetta city.

Later, hearing of the case was adjourned for one week.