Defence of Human Rights, a local group, has registered 547 people believed to have disappeared into the custody of security agencies since 2003. About 100 of them are political activists, said Khalid Khawaja, the human rights group’s chief co-ordinator.

“Around 100 people who [had] disappeared have been freed on the orders of the Supreme Court following petitions by the Defence of Human Rights,” Khawaja said. The new government, led by Musharraf’s opponents, has promised to make their freedom a priority, Khawaja said, adding that the authorities were still detaining people suspected of having militant ties. “They have failed to follow this agenda as ... promised. The system (of) picking up people seems to be still at work,” Khawaja alleged. ap

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