ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CoIED) resolved 70 cases of missing persons in July after the government restructured the commission on June 25, 2025.
The new commission, led by retired Justice Syed Arshad Hussain Shah, has been working actively to address these cases.
The commission has handled a total of 10,607 missing persons cases so far, resolving 8,770 of them by July 31, 2025. It also registered 15 new complaints in July. Justice Shah has urged provincial task forces and joint investigation teams from all provinces, Islamabad, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to submit detailed reports to speed up the process.
The government appointed new members to the commission, including retired Justice Syed AfsarShah for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, retired Justice Nazar Akbar for Sindh, retired Justice Amanullah Yasinzai for Balochistan, and retired Judge Muhammad Bashir for Islamabad.
It is worth mentioning here that the so-called missing persons are in fact individuals who became tools of Fitna-al-Hindustan and were involved in terrorist attacks on innocent Pakistani civilians, security sources revealed.
Earlier, during the Kalat operation, a slain terrorist, Sohaib Langov, was found to be listed among the so-called missing persons promoted by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, security sources added.
Previously, as well, many terrorists affiliated with Fitna-al-Hindustan who were killed had also been listed as missing persons, security sources stated.
Karim Jan, a terrorist killed in the March 2024 Gwadar attack, was listed as a missing person, as was Abdul Wadood, involved in the naval base attack, according to security sources.
Mahrang Baloch has consistently used the narrative of so-called missing persons to malign the state and further her nefarious agenda, security sources claimed.
Multiple photos and videos circulating on social media show slain terrorist Sohaib Langov participating in protests alongside Mahrang Baloch, security sources said.
On July 21, 2025, Sohaib Langov, a terrorist affiliated with Fitna-al-Hindustan, was killed during an operation in Kalat, security sources confirmed.
Fitna-al-Hindustan acknowledged both Sohaib Langov’s death and his affiliation with the group, security sources noted.
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