The Baluchistan government has ordered citizens to quickly denounce the members of the missing family or those suspected of joining non -state groups, warning that not doing so will invite strict legal actions under anti -terrorist laws.
According to an official notification of the Department of Origin, parents, brothers, tutors and family members have the legal and moral responsibility to inform the closest police station or the relevant authorities if a family member disappears or it is suspected that joins non -state or terrorist groups.
The Interior Department issued the notification through advertisements in local newspapers, making it clear that any delay or lack of informing such disappearances will be treated as a punishable crime under section 202 of the Pakistan Criminal Code (PPC), read with section 11-E (1) of the Anti-Terror Law (ATA), 1997.
He warned that if it is discovered that a missing person is affiliated with terrorist organizations or involved in activities related to terrorism, including providing financial, logistical or refuge support for terrorists, their family members will face legal actions. These cases will be processed under sections 118 and 202 of the PPC and ATA relevant provisions.
The Department of the Interior emphasized that the families that retain such information will be considered facilitators, accomplices or supporters of anti-state elements, and the legal procedures will be carried out by virtue of sections 7, 120a and 120b of the PPC and section 11 (1) (a) (EEE) of the ATA.
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In addition, if it is found that an individual is in contact with hostile groups or involved in terrorism, their family members can also be reserved under sections 107, 109 and 114 of the PPC and sections 11-E (1) and 11-F of the ATA.
The government urged citizens to immediately inform such cases to police stations or intelligence agencies. The notification referred to relevant sections of the ATA, including 11-W, 11-Q and 11-E (1), which trained citizens and the State to act in national interest.
Issued “in public interest”, the notification reiterated that breach will be treated as facilitation of terrorism and will deal with Pakistan anti -terrorist laws.
