Chief Justice refuses to receive UN intervening Gang

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ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday refused to meet the United Nations mission currently visiting Pakistan on the issue of missing persons.The Supreme Court office through a letter dated September 10 informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that “as the cases of missing persons are pending before this court, therefore, propriety demanded that the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan may not discuss the matter which is sub judice. Therefore, regrets were conveyed to the Ministry expressing the inability of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to receive the UN delegation.

”A three-member bench - headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar and comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain - have been hearing the case of missing persons in Balochistan.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote two letters to the Supreme Court informing that the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances was visiting Pakistan at the invitation of the government and would be in Islamabad on September 19 and 19. It further said during the visit to Pakistan, the UN team had suggested meeting with the chief justice and the ministry supported the desired meeting.Agencies add: Defence Minister Naveed Qamar has said that the government is trying to resolve the issue of missing persons in Balochistan.

Addressing the media in Islamabad on Tuesday, Naveed Qamar said that many countries are facing different issues of law and order but that does not mean that United Nations has a charter to intervene in any country’s internal matters. He said the report of cabinet committee over the issue of missing persons was ready on which a special session of the federal cabinet will be summoned soon. He said no one including United Nations can impose their solution on Pakistan.Qamar said the United States cannot resolve the issue of Afghanistan without the help of Pakistan.In response to a question, Naveed Qamar said that the investigation into Kamra attack will be completed in time.

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