PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday heard petitions with regard to disappearance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial minister Fazal Shakoor Khan and Fazal Muhammad MNA, ARY News reported.
The high court bench comprises of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Fahim Wali heard the case.
Investigation Officer informed the court on question that geo-fencing has been conducted, and efforts are ongoing for recovery of the disappeared persons.
The court observed that an FIR has been registered in the case of Faza Muhammad MNA.
Petitioner’s lawyer Bashir Khan Wazir told the court about providing USB to police.
Assistant advocate general Mohammad Adnan Sher said that the petitioner is not providing USB to police.
Petitioner’s lawyer said that the USB has been given to Chamkani police, while the minister’s brother has also recorded his statement.
The lawyer said that the investigation officer of the provincial minister’s case not coming to the court.
“This is the state of affairs in the country, provincial minister and the MNA are going missing with no trace,” Justice Ijaz Anwar observed. “Where the prominent persons have been missing, what will be the condition of the general public,” Justice Anwar questioned.
The lawyer told the bench that other cases of similar nature, have been fixed on November 03, pleading the court to club these cases with them.
The PHC bench adjourned further hearing of the recovery petitions until November 03.