The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the formation of a special committee, under the federal law minister, with a mandate to hold consultations with all the relevant institutions and experts on the issue of enforced disappearances.
During the meeting of the federal cabinet held here under his chair, the prime minister was given a briefing on the issue of enforced disappearances. The cabinet committee would consist of cabinet members belonging to all the political parties.
It was told that a special committee of the cabinet had been constituted on the subject which served to look into the factors behind the disappearances besides working for the recovery of the missing persons. Moreover, a bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure 1860 had been tabled in the National Assembly which proposed strict punishment for the people.
