Justice Minallah Calls Out Judiciary, Parliament over Disappearances

Those in govt have not been able to speak truth for 77 years: SC Justice Athar Minallah

SC Justice Athar Minallah speaks during an event on human rights on August 23, 2025. — X@dohrpkSupreme Court's Justice Athar Minallah has said those in the government have not spoken the truth for 77 years, adding that political parties "completely change after coming into the...

Pakistan needs independent judiciary, judges: Supreme Court Justice Minallah

SC judges responsible for rights violation,says Justice Minallah.He says people had faith in IHC because it had independent judges.Those in power not able to speak the truth for 77 years, he adds.Supreme Court's Justice Athar Minallah has...

Justice Minallah calls out judiciary, parliament over disappearances

Supreme Court judge Justice Athar Minallah on Saturday stressed the need for an independent judiciary and fearless judges to address the plight of missing persons, recalling his own judicial struggles in some of the most difficult cases of enforced disappearances. Speaking at an event on missing persons in Islamabad, Justice Minallah said Pakistan’s institutions, including the judiciary and parliament, must accept responsibility for the crisis. …

Justice Minallah says courts helpless without ‘state’s will’ on enforced disappearances

Top court judge describes enforced disappearance cases as the ‘most difficult’ of his judicial career ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah on Saturday highlighted the persistent challenges courts face in dealing with missing persons and enforced disappearance cases, blaming the state’s “lack of cooperation and political unwillingness for the crisis that has scarred Pakistan for decades.” The senior judge was speaking at a documentary …

Justice Minallah rues judges’ plight in missing persons cases in face of state non-cooperation

“The judge and the court cannot do anything when you don’t have independent investigators,” says Supreme Court justice.

SC judge says Pakistan needs independent judiciary

Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has said that Pakistan urgently needs an independent judiciary and judges. He warned that if the state itself is involved in cases of enforced disappearances, the courts cannot do anything to deliver justice. Speaking at a human rights event on August 23, Justice Minallah described missing persons cases as the most difficult for the judiciary. He said it is hard to speak the truth in such matters and that tho…