Islamabad High Court ordered the government and Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan to recover the missing Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad by Friday.
According to the media reports, the directive was passed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani during the hearing of the petition seeking the poet’s recovery today (Tuesday, May 21). received Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan’s assurance about Farhad’s rescue and recovery.
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While addressing the IHC judge and taking the responsibility to look into the matter, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan said, “We will do whatever it takes. We will rescue and recover poet Ahmed Farhad.”
It is pertinent to mention here that Farhad, known for his defiant prose, was allegedly abducted from his house last week. His wife moved the IHC seeking his recovery on May 15 and requested the court to identify, investigate, and prosecute those responsible for his disappearance. Human rights lawyer Iman Mazari represented the poet’s wife in the case.
The hearing was also attended by interior secretary and Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi. The court then adjourned the hearing of the case till Friday.
