The report of the Commission on Missing Persons has come before the Supreme Court. It says that the elements doing politics in the name of missing persons are spreading chaos and disorder at the behest of external forces.
According to the report, the number of missing persons is 10,000, out of which 8,000 cases have been solved. Moreover, 2,200 out of the 2,700 missing persons in Balochistan have been recovered.
It noted that banned organizations get names of people written in the list of missing persons. The number of cases of missing persons in Pakistan is relatively low, but hostile forces want to portray Pakistan as a state of "missing persons", it added.
The law enforcement agencies have always pledged to uphold and support the constitutional mandate of fundamental human rights. The security forces have rendered countless sacrifices to ensure the safety of people and society. Despite these tireless efforts, the law enforcement agencies are blamed for the disappearance of every missing person without evidence.
This propaganda is spread through social media and some other media through a well-thought-out campaign to create misconceptions among the public.
The issue of missing persons in Pakistan dates back to the mid-1990s after the Soviet-Afghan War. Despite being a frontline state in the war against terrorism for the past two decades, Pakistan has the lowest conviction rate in terrorism cases. A critical aspect of this issue is how the law treats terrorism suspects, the report states.
Incidents of missing persons and forced disappearances are not based on reality, it stresses .
