Quetta: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has announced that 113 cases of missing persons were resolved during September 2025.
According to the report issued today, 14 missing persons returned to their families this month.
From March 2011 to September 2025, the Commission received a total of 10,636 cases, out of which 8,986 have been resolved, while 1,650 remain under investigation.
The monthly report highlighted that the resolution rate of cases after investigation stands at 84.48 percent.
It further noted that between July and September 2025, a total of 289 cases were concluded, averaging 96 cases per month.
The Commission added that special measures have also been introduced for the welfare of families of missing persons, including the establishment of a dedicated cell to facilitate the issuance of Form-B for children and provision of pensions to the families of government employees who went missing.
The report emphasized that although the issue of enforced disappearances exists in many countries, including the United States, China, and India, Pakistan is the only country that has established a judicial commission specifically to address the matter.
The Commission’s mandate is not only to assist in the recovery of allegedly missing individuals but also to establish the facts behind such cases.
The issue of missing persons has been one of the most critical challenges in Balochistan. Since the formation of the Commission, notable progress has been made in addressing this concern.
The Commission works on multiple aspects simultaneously—collecting details from families, verifying whether the allegedly missing individuals are in state custody, or if they face charges or evidence of involvement in militancy.
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In some cases, it has been found that individuals deliberately went underground, joining banned outfits in the mountains for anti-state activities, or fled abroad to work on separatist agendas while collaborating with hostile diplomatic missions engaged in anti-Pakistan propaganda.
