ISLAMABAD:The parents and juvenile son of a missing journalist and blogger Mudassar Naro met Prime Minister Imran Khan along with the officials of the interior ministry here on Thursday.

A few days ago, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had directed that a meeting of the missing journalist’s family must be arranged with the Prime Minister. During the meeting, the Prime Minister assured government’s full support and investigation into the incident to the family for the early recovery of Mudassar Naro. He said the federal government had legislated for stopping the enforced disappearances in the country.

The Prime Minister also directed the law enforcing agencies to give a satisfactory response to the parents of Mudassar Naro after further probe into the case. According to private television channels reports, the parents of Mudassar Naro expressed confidence over the Prime Minister’s assurance. The meeting was also attended by the Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari.

She said in a statement that the Prime Minister has listened to the complaints of Naro’s family and issued directives to the PM Office and interior secretary. She said Naro’s family expressed satisfaction following the assurance of the Prime Minister, whereas, the Prime Minister also assured the family of taking care of Naro’s son. Mudassar Naro had gone missing after he went to the northern areas on a tour in August 2018 along with his wife Sadaf and 6-month-old son Sachal.

Later, a petition was filed in the IHC, wherein, it was stated that Mudassar Naro had received a threatening phone call after 2018 general elections to stop launching criticism against the alleged rigging. Moreover, he had been terminated from his job a few months prior to his disappearance, whereas, Naro’s wife Sadaf had passed away in May this year. On December 4, the IHC had directed the federal government to produce the missing journalist till December 13.