Interior, HR secretaries summoned in Baloch students case

The Islamabad High Court has summoned interior and human rights secretaries in personal capacities in the Baloch students case, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Monday was hearing petitions against the racial profiling and harassment of Baloch students. The court summoned interior and human rights secretaries for an explanation in the case.

The chief justice inquired why complaints of the Baloch students were not removed. He further asked despite the formation of an inquiry commission, why its meeting was not held as yet. He remarked that it seemed that the Baloch students were facing serious problems which had not been solved. 

Justice Minallah said it was deplorable if the Baloch students ever felt that authorities were doing their racial profiling. He said the court would not let it happen. 

If all parties are involved in the inquiry commission, then what is the hitch, the CJ wondered asking further what the government was doing in this connection. He said all security agencies were under the federal government, then who was responsible. 

Lawyer Imaan Mazari told the court that the Quaid-e-Azam University administration wrote to initiate disciplinary proceedings against an officer who visited the varsity. She said that the defence secretary was yet to submit his reply in this regard. 

On this, the court ordered the defence secretary to present a report regarding disciplinary proceedings against that officer in the court. 

The court then adjourned the case till July 25.

Reporter Ehtisham Kiyani