ISLAMABAD: A citizen missing since March is in military custody, the Defense Ministry told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday.
Mudassar Khan, who allegedly went missing from Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is facing trial, according to the ministry report, without giving any details about the charges the accused faces.
The report was submitted during the hearing of the petition filed by Mr. Khan’s wife, Nazima Fatehyab.
The petitioner’s lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Brigadier Falak Naz of the Ministry of Defense and Deputy Attorney General appeared in court before IHC Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani.
The petitioner’s lawyer requested the court to allow Mr. Khan’s family to meet him.
The court ordered the Ministry of Defense to facilitate the meeting in accordance with the law and adjourned the hearing to a later date.
During the last hearing, Judge Kiyani ordered the Director General of Military Intelligence to submit a sealed report on Khan’s whereabouts.
The petitioner stated that her husband’s case has been pending before the Missing Persons Commission since August.
She claimed to have received a phone call in November from her missing husband, who claimed he was in the custody of an unnamed agency.
She asked the court to order the authorities to produce her husband in an appropriate forum.
Published in Dawn, December 28, 2024
