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'Why are the agencies unaware?': Supreme Court grills FIA over Turbat killings
[DAWN] Chief Justice of Pakistain Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday questioned the role of agencies ‐ in particular the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) ‐ in preventing human trafficking cases in the country.A three-member bench headed by the CJP was hearing a suo motu ...a legal term, from the Latin. Roughly translated it means I saw what you did, you bastard... case regarding the killing of 20 people in Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... whose bullet-riddled bodies were found in Turbat and Buleda areas last month. The victims had been brought to the province by human traffickers with the intention of making them cross the Pakistain-Iran border illegally. Editorial: The path to peace in Balochistan The director general of FIA as well as Balochistan's chief secretary and advocate general appeared before the bench as reports into the incident were submitted to the court. "Are incidents like these a matter of pride for the institutions, agencies and the nation?" the CJP asked rhetorically at the outset of the hearing. He questioned why the agencies of the country were "unaware" and what is the FIA's role in preventing such incidents. "What must the families that received the bodies have gone through?" he asked. The FIA chief conceded before the court that his agency had limited resources and tools required for investigation into incidents of this nature. "If you don't have the resources, accept that you cannot do anything," the CJP replied. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-15 |
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