Islamabad: In compliance with a court order, the Missing Persons Commission has furnished comprehensive details to the Attorney General regarding individuals reported missing. The report reveals that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accounted for the highest number of missing persons, totaling 3485 cases, attributed to mischief and drone attacks, while Balochistan reported 2752 cases of enforced disappearances.
Factors contributing to forced disappearances include individuals going abroad without notifying their families about the war situation, as outlined in the report. Despite 744 production orders issued by the commission to present missing persons, only 52 were implemented. Notably, 692 production orders were left unimplemented, with 503 of them originating from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Additionally, 182 applications submitted by police and sensitive institutions sought a review of production orders.
From March 2011 to December 2023, the report indicates that 4413 missing persons returned home, with 994 currently detained in various centers and 644 imprisoned in different countrywide prisons. Tragically, the bodies of 261 missing persons were discovered during this period. The commission dismissed 1477 cases, categorizing them as kidnapping for ransom, personal grudges, or spontaneous disappearances, not falling under forced disappearances.
Pending cases in the commission include 260 from Punjab, 163 from Sindh, 1336 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 468 from Balochistan, 55 from Islamabad, and 15 from Azad Kashmir. The report also discloses that the Missing Persons Commission employs a total of 35 officers and staff, drawing monthly salaries exceeding Rs1.5 million. The head of the commission, Javed Iqbal, receives Rs674 thousand, while members Zia Parvez, Amanullah Khan, and Sharif Virk are compensated with Rs829 thousand, Rs1.139 million, and Rs263 thousand per month, respectively.
