The missing persons matter could not be resolved overnight or in haste as there were issues on “both sides”, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Tuesday.

At a press conference, he added the matter could not be resolved because of someone’s anxiety or due to someone speaking on social media platforms or even court directives.

When discussing such a matter, Tarar said that the country has performed the role of a frontline state in a war-ridden area for the past four decades.

The people and army of Pakistan had paid an “unbelievable price” in the fight against terrorism with their sacrifices, the law minister said and added that the same must be taken into consideration when finding a solution to the matter of missing persons.

He added that the government was “fully aware” of its responsibility and “committed to finding a solution” by first achieving a consensus amongst all stakeholders

Tarar went on to add that the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, formed during the PPP tenure, solved 7,900 cases out of the total 10,200 cases. 23% of the cases remained to be solved.

He said that the work on the inquiry of enforced disappearances would restart as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered a committee be reconstituted.

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At one point, he admitted that “a lot of work” remained to be done with issues arising from both sides. Tarar clarified that there was no lack of seriousness from the government on the matter.

The alleged involvement of government institutions in the matter could not be rejected outright, he said. “What needs to be seen is whether, till today, any solid or concrete evidence has come. From what I saw in the report, till I was on the committee, the answer is in the negative.”