March 19, 2010 1:42 PM

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Pak to set up commission on missing person’ case

Pakistan government will set up a judicial commission to address the issue of thousands of missing persons who are believed to have been detained by security and intelligence agencies.Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan told athree-member bench of the Supreme court headed by Justice Javed Iqbal that all concerned ministries will be accountable to the proposed judicial commission on missing persons. The commission will comprise a retired judge of the Supreme Court and two retired judges of High Courts. The apex court is hearing a clutch of petitions asking the court to direct authorities to trace the missing persons.The Foreign Office presented a report in the court that said about 6,000 Pakistanis are currently being held overseas.

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