IHC directs meeting of missing journalist's legal heirs with government officials
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 28 November 2021
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The Islamabad High Court has directed the secretary interior to facilitate a meeting for the family of missing journalist Mudassar Mehmood. This step aims to address concerns regarding the state's involvement in his disappearance.Summary
ISLAMABAD—The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the secretary interior to arrange a meeting of the legal heirs of missing journalist Mudassar Mehmood with the highest government officials.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, while hearing a petition filed by Rana Mehmood Ikram, father of the missing journalist, observed: "The buck stops at the prime minister and members of the federal cabinet because collectively they constitute the federal government." He added: "It is an onerous duty of the latter to dispel apprehensions and doubts of the petitioner and other loved ones of Mudassar Mehmood regarding involvement of the state or its institutions in his status as a missing person."
The court directed the interior secretary to arrange a meeting of the petitioner, mother, wife and the three-year-old son of Mehmood with the federal cabinet, the prime minister and other higher-ups.
The petitioner moved the court, stating that the state could not satisfy him regarding the status of his son, who went missing on August 19, 2018.
Key Points
- IHC directed a meeting for the family of Mudassar Mehmood.
- The meeting includes the prime minister and federal cabinet members.
- Mudassar Mehmood went missing on August 19, 2018.
- The court emphasized the government's responsibility to clarify the situation.
- Rana Mehmood Ikram filed the petition seeking information about his son.
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