Commission on Missing Baloch Students under the Convenership of Akhtar Mengal submits comprehensive report to IHC

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (SABAH): The Commission on Missing Baloch Students under the Convenership of Sardar Muhammad Akhtar Jan Mengal, MNA, concludes proceedings and submitted a comprehensive report to the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

The Commission comprising MNA Sardar Akhtat Mengal (Convener), Additional Secretary Senate Major (retd) Hussnain Haider (Secretary Commission) Senators Mian Raza Rabbani, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Kamran Murtaza Advocate, former Senator Afrasiab Khattak, former Chief Secretary Balochistan Nasir Mehmood Khosa, MNA Asad Umar, Professor Dr. Asma Faiz, Ali Ahmed Kurd Advocate, Hafeezur Rehman Chaudhary Advocate, Secretary Ministry of Interior and Secretary Ministry of Human Rights, through its extensive efforts; encompassing a fact-finding visits, data collection exercises and analysis of testimonies by various stakeholders strongly recognized the gravity of the issue pertaining to ethnic profiling and enforced disappearances of Baloch Students.

The Commission in its Comprehensive report has suggested a range of short-term and broad-based measures to ameliorate the sufferings of the Baloch Students.

The Commission hoped that all major stakeholders will realize the sensitivity of the issue relating to the alienation of Baloch youth and take remedial measures as suggested in the report.

Concerned ministries/divisions, provincial government officials, HEC, vice chancellors of public sector universities, renowned journalists, experts, human rights activists, and representatives of various political parties from Balochistan were invited for detailed briefing and input on the issue. The feedback received helped in firming up the findings and recommendations.

In all, the Commission held 21 meetings (including a visit to Quetta).

Sardar Akhtar Mengal, appreciated the efforts, put in by each member of the Commission towards the finalization of a detailed report and reiterated that the report will play an important role in addressing the enduring and intractable issue that has developed beyond the questions of humanity, legality and morality.

Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Nasir Mehmood Khosa and Secretaries, Ministry of Human Rights, Secretary and Ministry of Interior submitted “Additional Notes” as part of the main report.

The Commission extended gratitude to the Senate Secretariat for extending all-out support towards finalizing the report.