KARACHI: Khawaja Muhammad Asif, who was given additional charge of ministry of defense a day ago, said on Thursday it will take months and weeks to resolve the issue of missing persons, and not years.
Talking to media representatives in Karachi, Khawaja Asif said that 738 missing persons have been located in the last four months, adding that the remaining missing persons will also be traced shortly.
Meanwhile, Khawaja Asif appeared before the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench in Karachi Registry to face the jury in missing persons’ case.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the case pertaining to the missing persons at Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on Thursday.
Khawaja Asif, who is also minister for water and power, was given charge of ministry of defense by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday.
The development came days after the Supreme Court while hearing the missing persons’ case directed the defence secretary to produce the missing persons till November 28, or otherwise defence minister will have to appear before the court to face serious consequences.
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was holding the portfolio of defence minister.
