CJ takes suo motu notice of mass graves discovered in Khuzdar

QUETTA: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani has taken suo motu notice of the discovery of mass graves outside Khuzdar city, Express News reported on Saturday. Earlier today, the provincial government appointed High Court Judge Noor Muhammad Muskanzai to lead the tribunal. At least 11 decomposed bodies were brought to the District Headquarters Hospital on January 28. A total of 13 bodies have been recovered so far. Relatives of the missing persons had expressed fear that the bodies could be of their loved ones. “We fear these bodies are of the missing persons. The superior judiciary and rights activists should press the government to carry out a transparent investigation,” Nasrullah Baloch, the chairman of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, said last week. The launch of the tribunal comes soon after the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expressed concern over the graves and demanded an immediate and impartial inquiry.