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Summary At least seven missing prisoners have been presented before the Supreme Court.
A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the case regarding 11 missing prisoners from Adiala Jail.The apex court ordered the Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence chiefs, Chief Secretary Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that why prisoners were not presented on court’s earlier order.Advocate for prisoners Asad informed the court that three out of the seven prisoners are suffering from kidney failure, while the rest are diagnosed with other chronic diseases. He also prayed to the court to releases all the missing persons.The chief justice said that the condition of the prisoners was miserable and that once the report is submitted, the court will determine if the detentions were lawful or not.The court handed over the prisoners to Chief Secretary KP with the direction to arrange food security and the best medical facilities for them and directed him to submit a detailed report about their health after every 4th days.The court also ordered the KP Chief Secretary to arrange meetings of the prisoners to their families.
