Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday said issue of missing persons in the province has been “resolved” on a permanent basis by granting law enforcers a legal framework to proceed with investigations.
In a series of posts on X after a meeting of the provincial cabinet, he alleged that various people had “played politics on the issue of missing persons, blamed the state, and tried to get votes.” He maintained the issue had now been resolved.
“The law enforcement agencies have a legal framework to investigate suspects. Now the state cannot be blamed for the missing persons,” he added.
In a separate statement, a Balochistan government spokesperson said suspects would be interrogated at interrogation centers under the supervision of an authorized police officer. He said family members of suspects would be permitted to meet them in detention.
Also on Tuesday, the Balochistan cabinet approved the creation of two new divisions—Pishin and Koh-e-Suleiman—to improve administrative efficiency in the province. Under the new policy, Ziarat would administratively fall under Loralai, while a Municipal Committee Karbala would be established in Pishin district. The cabinet has also finalized an evaluation policy for law officers.
Further, the cabinet decided that no child under 16 years of age would be subject to forced labor. It approved a policy to verify educational documents of contract teachers, assigning the chief minister’s inspection team the responsibility of verifying degrees. During the meeting, the chief minister directed that FIRs would be registered against fake degree holders, with the verification process beginning in Nasirabad and Dera Bugti.