Govt establishes ministerial-level committee on forced disappearances

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The Interior Ministry has constituted a seven-member ministerial-level committee under the chairmanship of Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar to deliberate policy about to forced disappearances.

Other members of the committee include Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan, Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri, Minister for Communication Asad Mehmood, Minister for Defence Production Muhammad Israr Tareen, Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari and Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch.

The notification states that “The committee may co-opt eminent jurists, representatives of human rights organizations and any other member(s) as it deems appropriate”.  The report/recommendations of the committee would be submitted to the Cabinet for deliberations. Secretariat Support to the committee provided by the Interior Ministry.