IHC directs authorities to recover Sajid Gondal by Monday

The court remarked that if Gondal was not recovered by 2pm on Monday, then the secretary of the interior ministry will have to appear in person before the court

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday directed authorities to recover Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) Additional Joint Director Sajid Gondal by Monday. 

The Supreme Court of Pakistan was conducting a hearing of the petition filed by Gondal’s mother at the high court over her son’s disappearance, Geo TV reported.

The SECP official allegedly went missing on Thursday evening, prompting top government officials, including the human rights minister and the premier’s aide on accountability, Shahzad Akbar, to issue directives for his “early recovery” on Friday.

During the hearing, the court remarked that if Gondal was not recovered by 2pm on Monday, then the secretary of the interior ministry will have to appear in person before the court.

“If Sajid Gondal is not recovered [by Monday] then the chief commissioner and IG police will also present themselves before the court,” said the IHC.

A copy of the court’s order was also sent to the secretary Cabinet Division.

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