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Article: 199 'missing' Pakistanis in custody of intelligence agencies.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- March 9, 2007
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199 'missing' Pakistanis in custody of intelligence agencies
Islamabad, Mar 9 (PTI) Pakistan's Supreme Court has been told by rights groups that the intelligence agencies in the country continue to hold 199 people illegally that included journalists, scientists and even members of the armed forces.
The court issued notices to the federal and provincial governments for March 26 in a constitutional petition of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and similar complaints regarding recovery of missing people.
According to relatives of missing persons, they were picked up and detained by the intelligence agencies. The apex court was told ...