January 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday summoned former secretaries of interior and Foreign Office in a matter pertaining to implementation of court orders regarding missing person Umar Abdullah’s case.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani conducted hearing on the case filed by Zainab Zaeem, wife of missing person Abdullah.
During the hearing, the court observed that it would issue arrest warrants against these officials if they failed to appear before court on next hearing. Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation Malik Naeem and then investigation officer of the case Gulfam Warraich appeared before the bench.
According to Geo News, Justice Kayani observed that the inability to recover missing persons showed incompetence of the government and the state. The court remarked that the police officers used to wear uniforms only but doing nothing. The court asked about the status of first information report (FIR) as the case was registered six years ago. The