Govt trying all its effort to solve the problem of missing persons: Rana Sanaullah

QUETTA, Sep 08 (SABAH): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan on Thursday said that the government will talk to banned organizations while staying within the constitution.

While holding a press conference with members of the Cabinet Committee on Missing Persons in Quetta, Rana Sanaullah Khan said that the government is trying all its effort to solve the problem of missing persons.

He said that on the instructions of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, he met the families of the missing persons who have been staging a sit-in for the past two months. Rana Sanaullah added that he listened to the families and assured them that the government would solve the problem, after which they called off the sit-in. Rana Sanaullah added that the issue of missing persons has become a major problem for the country, but the government is working seriously to solve it.

In response to a question, Rana Sanaullah said that the action of the commission for the recovery of missing persons has saved many people, but it has not met the expectations.

Rana Sanaullah said that the government is committed to address issues of Balochistan including missing persons issue on priority basis. The Interior Minister said that the government will solve the issue of missing persons within a few days.

Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri said the Government is utilizing all available resources for progress and prosperity of Balochistan. Shazia Marri said that the government is trying to solve the problem of missing persons. “This problem, which has been going on for 50 years, should be solved now”, she stressed.

Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is taking keen interest in resolving issues of Balochistan. Mir Abdul Qudous Bizenjo said that judicial commissions were formed several times to resolve the issue of missing persons and other problems, but no one appeared before the commission.

It merits mention here that the relatives of the missing persons have been protesting in the red zone for 51 days, while the provincial government and the administration have negotiated with them several times, but they could not succeed.