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LHC CJ directs retrieval of missing women within 15 days across Punjab
- Lahore High Court’s chief justice Aalia Neelum has issued critical directions for the recovery of missing women across Punjab, directing the police officials to find all missing women within 15 days.
The orders were passed at the hearing of a petition demanding the retrieval of a woman who was supposedly reported missing four years back. DIG Investigation Punjab Shoaib Khurram came before the court during the course of proceedings.
“The court has ordered that all police officers of Punjab be directed to take immediate and effective steps to trace and recover missing women.
According to a police report given before the court, a total of 3,252 incidents of missing women were registered in Punjab between 2021 and April 2026. 1,405 women recovered, 1,853 women missing.
“How long will it take to get the rest of the women who are still missing?” the chief justice said. In return, the DIG Investigation took two months to look into the instances. But the chief justice was unhappy, saying the police previously had years to handle the problem and that the situation was a failing of the department.
The court also enquired regarding wellbeing and safety of women previously recovered. The DIG told the court that all the ladies rescued were secure and some of them had married of their own choice and others had gone back to their families.
Police said that roughly 80 percent of the missing women who were ultimately traced had contracted marriages by choice.
Chief Justice Aalia Neelum expressed alarm about the significant number of women who remain unaccounted for and stated that nothing is known about the circumstances of those still missing, describing the problem as exceedingly serious.
The court also questioned whether an adequate system was in place to gather and manage data relating to missing women. The DIG said that pertinent information was being gathered by teams.
Chief Justice Aalia Neelum ordered the authorities to devise a proper and effective procedure to deal with such instances to guarantee that the investigations are performed in an efficient and systemic manner.
The hearing was conducted on a plea submitted by Salma Bibi who had addressed the Lahore High Court for recovery of her daughter Muqadas Bibi, who is still missing.
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According to Ali Pervaiz Malik, the Pak-Iran gas pipeline proposal is still being considered.
The minister stated that the Pakistani government is working to maintain the project and find ways to advance it.
He pointed out that the cost of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported from Qatar and gas available via the Iran-Pakistan pipeline is essentially the same. He did, however, note that Pakistan currently has the infrastructure needed to import LNG from Qatar.
He stated, “Pakistan would have to invest billions of dollars in laying pipeline infrastructure in the case of Iranian gas, which would significantly increase the overall cost of the project.”
In response to a query, Mr. Malik stated that it would not be proper to make any more remarks at this time. In reference to the current project dispute, he expressed optimism that both parties would be able to come to an out-of-court settlement in light of Pakistan’s involvement in the recent US-Iran confrontation.
The minister went on, “We will try to resolve the matter through negotiations and achieve a win-win outcome for all parties concerned.”
In a significant move that affects intercity travel throughout Pakistan, the government has reinstated former speed limits for drivers on national highways and motorways.
Details indicate that the previous speed limits have been immediately re-established. Cars and light vehicles are once again allowed to go up to 120 km/h on motorways under the updated arrangement.
Officials confirmed that the speed restriction for passenger and heavy vehicles on motorways has been reinstated at 110 km/h.
Authorities added that all types of vehicles, including cars, light vehicles, passenger coaches, and heavy vehicles, are now subject to the same speed limits on national highways.
According to the Motorway Police, the reinstated speed limits have already started to be implemented.
economy that relies heavily on agriculture but is in the middle of the Middle East crisis, which its government has assisted in resolving.
This week, Pakistan announced an initial agreement between the warring parties, but it is too late for Sindh’s mango season, which started in June.
Due to declining demand in important countries, such as the Gulf, and skyrocketing shipping costs, mango dealers told AFP they anticipate a minimum 30% decline in export sales this year.
In addition to the financial hardship, local households are delaying purchasing the fruit due to a jump in inflation brought on by the regional crisis, which is lowering domestic sales.
According to Ali Pervaiz Malik, the Pak-Iran gas pipeline proposal is still being considered.
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