Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Bugti IDP's Protest:

IHC orders settlement of all Dera Bugti IDPs

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday directed Balochistan including federal government to ensure rehabilitation and settlement of all Internally Displaced Persons of Dera Bugti without any delay.
Heading a one-member bench Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi was hearing a case filed by a grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti along with Dilshad Khan, the brother of the young man from Dera Bugti, who died in a private hospital a few days back, Justice Quereshi directed Chief Secretary Balochistan including federal government to ensure safe return of Bugti refugees in their respected areas and handover the dead body of young Bugti man who died in Islamabad some days back. Appearing before the court in person, Nawabzada Gohram Bugti requested the bench for settling around 250,000 IDPs of Dera Bugti. During the hearing Justice Noorul Haq quereshi directed the Chief Secretary Balochistan to ensure that the civil administration and rule of law prevailed in Dera Bugti and other districts without any discrimination, saying that Bugti refugees must be allowed to go back to their homes.
The bench also directed the Chief Secretary Balochistan including federal government to address all issues raised by Bugti leader; to which the latter assured the court that corrective measures would be taken in accordance with law. Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi of the IHC also directed the secretary ministry of interior, the inspector general Islamabad police, chief commissioner Islamabad and the president of Al-Shifa hospital to handover the dead body of the deceased who died one week back in the same hospital.

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