Military declares custody of man missing since March

ISLAMABAD: A citizen missing since March is in military custody, the Ministry of Defence told Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday.

Mudassar Khan, who reportedly went missing from Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is facing a trial, the ministry’s report said, without giving any detail about the charges faced by the accused.

The report was submitted during the hearing of the petition filed by Mr Khan’s wife, Nazima Fatehyab.

The petitioner’s counsel, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...