IHC hearing today revisits plea for 50 men lost abroad

IHC hearing today returns to a plea for consular help and safe homecoming for dozens of men last known attempting Mauritania-to-Spain sea crossings.

Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir’s Islamabad High Court bench sits again on 2 November on Afzaal Hussain Shah’s petition.

Families say over 50 men from Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad and nearby districts vanished after April 2024–January 2025 boat attempts toward Spain.

Earlier, the court ordered the Assistant Attorney General to file a report and notified the federal government.

The petition asks Foreign Affairs to run consular checks, review travel records, and arrange repatriation where possible.

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