The government of Pakistan is committed to resolving the issue of missing persons and has announced plans to reconstitute the parliamentary committee on the subject. The committee will include representatives from various political parties and will work towards finding a political solution alongside adopting legal remedies. According to the law minister, 10,200 cases of missing persons have been registered, of which around 8,000 have been addressed.
Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has announced that only 23% of missing persons’ cases remain unresolved out of 10,200 registered cases. The government, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives, is reconstituting the committee on missing persons, which will include representatives from various political parties. Law Minister Tarar emphasized the importance of finding a political solution alongside legal remedies to address this longstanding issue. The government acknowledges the involvement of certain individuals among missing persons in terror-related incidents, while also recognizing that not all reports are accurate.
