Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 4,642 cases upto August 31, as per monthly progress report on cases of alleged enforced disappearances for the month of August released here on Wednesday.
A total number of 6,729 cases were received by the Missing Persons Commission upto July 2020. During August 2020, 23 more cases were received by the commission and total numbers of cases reached to 6752. The commission disposed of 26 cases in August 2020 and thus total disposal of missing persons up to August 31, 2020, is 4,642 and balance as on August 31, 2020 is 2110.
The Missing Persons Commission will resume its hearings soon after review of lockdown policy announced by federal government and provincial governments in order to prevent from COVID-19 as per law.
Justice (r) Javed Iqbal, Chairman, Missing Persons Commission, and other members have disposed of 4642 cases upto August 31, 2020. The relatives of missing persons have lauded the efforts of the chairman of the Missing Persons Commission and other members for taking personal interest in locating their near and dear ones.
Justice (r) Javed Iqbal is serving the commission in an honorary capacity and is drawing no salary and availing other faculties which are admissible as per law.
