Families of the missi
ng persons met with the chairman Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED), Justice Ja
ved Iqbal on Monday and thanked him for making earnest efforts for recovery of missi
ng persons. The families of missi
ng persons from Balochistan lauded the disposal of 4,822 cases by January 31, 2021. The families were told that a total of 2,122 persons were still missing and information about them was being gathered. Last month, some
290 people from Balochistan alone were found to have returned to their hom
es. Justice Ja
ved Iqbal, sa
id he will soon visit Quetta to look after the grievances of missi
ng persons of Balochistan. In addition, the COIED has started conducting hearings in its federal and provincial offices by taking security precautions to contain coronavirus pandemic.