Cabinet committee on missing persons reiterates commitment to resolve matter

ISLAMABAD, Sep 02 (NNI): The Cabinet’s sub-committee on missing persons on Friday reiterated its commitment to resolve the issue of missing persons as soon as possible, keeping in view the seriousness of the issue. The fifth meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee to deliberate a policy relating to enforced disappearances was held here under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar.
Senator Kamran Murtaza, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hasan Baloch and Federal Minister Shazia Murri attended the meeting. Senior journalist Hamid Mir also attended the meeting on special invitation. Additional Chief Secretary Home Punjab, Secretary Law Punjab, Additional IG CTD Punjab and Special Secretary Home Sindh also attended the meeting.
The participants of the meeting presented their suggestions for solving the issue. The committee members once again reiterated their determination to submit their proposals to the federal cabinet for an early resolution of the missing persons issue, keeping in mind the seriousness of the matter.
During the meeting, the federal Law Minister contacted Secretary Health Balochistan by telephone and asked them to provide effective medical aid to the sit-in participants.