The issue of the Baloch missing persons made headway into the Pakistani Senate where the prime minister of Pakistan reportedly directed his ministers to carry out a “swift legislation” on the issue. As of today, the premier is yet to visit the protesting family of Baloch missing persons in Islamabad.
Speaking to the media, the Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Minister Shibli Faraz revealed that the issue of missing persons was raised in the Pakistani Senate in a meeting chaired by the prime minister of Pakistan. He said that during the meeting, the premier directed the Minister of Law to reactivate the bill on the issue of missing persons. As the rate of “terrorist” attacks has drastically fallen, the PM reportedly said, the issue ought to have been readdressed.
Shibli said that the issue was raised by the Federal Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari. He said that the PM has also attended such protests and sit-ins in the past to express solidarity with the relatives of missing persons. He said that the families of the missing persons have one demand: to know their loved ones are alive or not.
“PM Imran Khan has given clear instructions to activate the draft bill on this immediately,” the minister said.