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Friday, May 21, 2010
SC orders govt to set up body over Pakistanis jailed abroad
ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench on Thursday ordered the government to constitute a five-member committee for the repatriation of Pakistani nationals in foreign jails.
The bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Asif Saeed Khosa was hearing petitions filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, former senator Farhatullah Babar and others, seeking recovery of the missing persons. The committee comprising secretaries of foreign affairs, interior, finance, law and human rights has been tasked with devising a detailed plan for the repatriation of Pakistanis jailed abroad. The court directed the government to assign a responsible person as a liaison officer to complain about Pakistanis jailed abroad. staff report
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk