PAKISTAN is a place where its own citizens are made to disappear. Late last month in Lahore an uncanny disappearance of a Turkish f amily, whose head had worked for Pak-Turk schools in Pakistan, caused fear around the country. A fearful situation was created when reports came in from Khairpur about the alleged kidnapping attempt of a Turkish f amily man, said to be working with the same organisation.
The case is very confusing and complicated as how the Turks disappear, in which Mesut Kacmaz, with his wife and their two daughters, went missing. Mesut Kacmaz was a well-known senior executive who worked for the Pak-Turk system. The Kacmaz family had been residing in Pakistan by having refugee certificatesfrom the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee.
It might not be dif ficult to link this case to another case as well. Last year in Turkey a well-known cleric, Fethullah Gulen, was held responsible by Ankara for the failed coup. Also some people came from Turkey to Islamabad who gave some idea to the staf f of the Pak-Turk school to leave Pakistan. The authorities concerned should be able to rectify the situation and settle the matter about who is responsible for the disappearances.
