ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to appear before the bench hearing the missing Baloch students’ case next week.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani delivered the directions when he heard the matter today, ordering the interim PM to appear in court on Monday.
When the hearing began, the assistant attorney general requested that the court adjourn the hearing because the attorney general was unavailable. However, the request was denied.
Justice Kayani went on to say that those responsible for enforced disappearances should face the death penalty.
“People involved [in enforced disappearance] should be given the death penalty twice,” Justice Kayani stated. He asked the caretaker PM to attend in person on Monday at 10 a.m to explain why a case should not be registered against him.
However, the advocate general argued with the court for extra time in the matter. But Justice Kayani refused to hear the government’s request.
This is the second time IHC has summoned PM Kakar. He was last summoned on November 29th, last year, to personally appear in the case.
However, he did not appear because he was not in the country.
