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The bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry himself, had warned on last hearing that if the FC IG would not show up then strict action would be taken against him. The court warned if police and FC continued to ignore its orders, it will order military authorities to take the necessary action. The chief justice expressed his annoyance when FC's Major Sohail told him that the officer was busy and therefore he could not appear before the bench. "Which institution is greater (even) than the Supreme Court," the displeased CJP remarked, adding the court cannot accept the Major as a representative of FC in the case at hand.
The bench also observed that federal government was not taking interest in Balochistan issues as no one was appearing in the hearing on its behalf. Balochistan Advocate General Amanullah Kunrani prayed to the bench to give time till Monday for appearance of FC IG and IGP. The court noted the two officers will be granted time if they assure the bench of producing the three missing persons. IGP Hamid Shakeel told court the persons concerned were picked up by FC and they got CCTV footage showing FC vehicle taking them away. “If people are continued to be picked up like this, it will bring a bad name to the institution”, the CJ remarked, adding that families of missing persons too have named FC.
The court directed police to produce footage in next hearing, directing both IGs to produce missing men on Monday or appear in person to explain the situation. “If the officers ignored court orders, Corps Commander (army) will be directed to do the needful”, the CJ warned.
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