KARACHI: Families of missing persons belonging tothe Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) appealed to the prime minister, chiefjustice and other authorities on Saturday to ensure the safe recovery of theirloved ones as soon as possible.

According to the families, the missing relatives are in the custody oflaw enforcement agencies (LEAs).

Addressing the media at Karachi Press Club, the families of ShariqKamal, Ahmed Ali Baig, Farhaj Yaqoob, Farhan Hashmi and Kamran Qureshi claimedthat all of them were picked up by LEAs and were ‘forcibly disappeared’. Theirwhereabouts are unknown, the families added.