ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the Balochistan government on Friday to submit a reply with explanation about prosecution and trial of arrested Frontier Corps (FC) officials in a civil or a military court.
The two-member bench comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Athar Saeed resumed hearing of the case about law and order situation in the province and mass graves found in Khuzdar.
During the course of proceedings, the court was informed that Shahid Hamid, the counsel for the Balochistan government, could not appear because of illness.
Additional Attorney General Shah Khawar informed the court that cases had been registered against FC officials and the army had formally contacted the Balochistan government for their trial under the Army Act, but the provincial government had not yet responded to the request.
The chairman of the Voice of Baloch Missing Persons, Mr Nasarullah Baloch, submitted a list of another six people who he said were also missing and requested the court to include these names in the missing people’s list.
The Supreme Court ordered officials concerned of the court to include the list in the court’s record and directed Mr Nasarullah Baloch to contact the Balochistan High Court's Commission for the exact number of bodies found in mass graves in Khuzdar.
The court also directed the home secretary of Balochistan to provide security to Mr Nasarullah Baloch.
CID Director General Imtiaz Shah informed the court that the FC officials had not been produced before the CID and no legal proceedings had been initiated against them.
The court directed Mr Irfan Qadir, the lawyer representing the FC, to hold a meeting with Balochistan government counsel Shahid Hamid and apprise the court about progress.
Later, the court adjourned the case hearing for two weeks.—APP