The Peshawar High Court issued written orders on Saturday regarding petitions for the recovery of missing persons from Peshawar and Mardan. Justice SM Atiq Shah passed the orders on the written applications.
Five individuals were reported missing from the jurisdiction of Khazana police station in Peshawar. The missing persons were identified as Muhammad Abrar, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Farshid, Muhammad Zubair, and Muhammad Khurshid.
Allegations of the disappearance of these five men have been directed at the Station House Officer (SHO) of Khazana police station. The SHO Khazana has been instructed to submit a report within seven days.
In a separate case, the disappearance of Payo Khan from the Mathra police station area has been attributed to the counter-terrorism department (CTD) in Peshawar. The SHO CTD Peshawar and the SHO of Mathra police station have been given a deadline of seven days to provide replies.
Furthermore, the disappearance of Kashif Usman from Mardan has been linked to CTD Mardan. The in-charge of CTD Mardan and the SHO of the relevant police station have also been directed to submit replies within seven days.
