Pakistan, Oct. 7 -- The Sindh government has launched a high-level inquiry into the alleged detention of 29 persons, including a woman, at a purported private "torture cell" near the Garden Police Headquarters in Karachi, with officials of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) also likely to be questioned as part of the investigation.

The Human Rights Department, Sindh, has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident and determine the legal basis of the alleged detention. The committee has been directed to submit a comprehensive report, along with its recommendations, to the competent authority within 15 days.

According to a notification issued by the Human Rights Department on October 6, ...