Baloch National Movement Regarding enforced disappearances and missing persons in Balochistan, the issue has been at the forefront of national debate in Pakistan. The Supreme Court took Suo Motu notice of reports of missing persons and directed all institutions of the state to take concrete measures for recovery of the missing persons. Upon orders of the Supreme Court, a Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was establish with the responsibility to inquire into these cases. It is chaired by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court. With the help of the Commission hundreds of missing persons had been traced. At the international level, Pakistan continues to cooperate with the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. As a result of this close cooperation, a large number of cases have been clarified. As part of our ongoing engagement, at the invitation of Government of Pakistan, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances visited Pakistan from 1020 September 2012. The WGEID appreciated the - efforts of the Government and acknowledged the declared will of the Government to tackle the issue of missing persons. Mr. Chairman, We would like to draw the attention to a minority which has been largely neglected in the deliberations of the Minority Forum. Muslims are in minority in many countries of the world including European states. Due to rise of extremism and terrorism in the recent years, they are labeled as terrorists and are subjected to hate speech, violence, discrimination and acts of xenophobia. Infact, Islamophobia is the new and contemporary form of racism. In this regard, the extremist political rhetoric which is on the rise against Muslims is extremely regrettable in particular, xenophobic political discourse. Therefore, we would like to recommend that recommendations on curbing Islamophobia and Xenophobia should be included in the final recommendations of the deliberations of this Forum which would be presented to the Human Rights Council.