ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of progress in the recovery of two brothers of a journalist who have been missing from the federal capital for the past 20 days.<\/p>\n
The court\u2019s displeasure came after the police informed that they had only found a hint of the location of the missing brothers.<\/p>\n
The court adjourned the hearing, promising to issue an order after receiving comprehensive rep\u00adorts from the ministry of defence and the IGP of Islamabad Police.<\/p>\n
Saifur Rehman Haider, 38, and Muhammad Ali, 30, have not been seen since March 19.<\/p>\n
Judge says he won\u2019t listen to anyone except IGP; \u2018hint of location\u2019 found, officer tells high court<\/p>\n
Their brother Ahmed Noorani is currently based in the US and runs the FactFocus website, which remains inaccessible in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Their mother, Amina Bashir, appeared in the court along with her counsels Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha.<\/p>\n
During the proceedings, the court questioned the absence of the Islamabad IG, summoning him in person. \u201cI had ordered the IG to appear. I will not listen to anyone else,\u201d Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas remarked when the SP Investigation tried to address the bench.<\/p>\n
IG Islamabad Ali Nasir Rizvi eventually appeared before the court and informed that a special investigation team had been constituted, and SIM activity linked to the missing brothers traced to Bahawalpur on March 22 and 23.<\/p>\n
He said police teams had been despatched to Bahawalpur and Sindh and they were coordinating with law enforcement agencies in multiple provinces. \u201cWe are also examining mobile data, vehicle movements, and [doing] contact tracing with assistance from IB,\u201d the IG stated.<\/p>\n
The judge questioned the efficacy of the Safe City surveillance project, noting that such a disappearance from Islamabad raised grave concerns about police performance. \u201cIf this is how people are picked up from the capital, then what is the performance of the police?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Advocate Mazari criticised the lack of accountability in enforced disappearance cases, saying such patterns \u201cof phones being used post-disappearance\u201d are common when intelligence agencies are allegedly involved. \u201cThis must also be asked from those in khaki uniforms,\u201d she asserted.<\/p>\n
Justice Minhas reiterated that the burden of recovery lies with the police and warned that failure to recover the brothers would reflect directly on their accountability.<\/p>\n
The court questioned the state counsel on whether any authority would take responsibility if such disappearances occur within Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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