The Supreme Court yesterday asked the High Court to hear and settle the rule in six weeks regarding the confinement of two Marma sisters, one of whom was allegedly raped and another assaulted by security forces last month.

The Supreme Court asks the High Court to hear and settle off the rule by six weeks regarding the confinement of two Marma sisters -- one of whom was allegedly raped and another assaulted by security forces last month.

The Supreme Court is set to hold hearing tomorrow on a petition seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to give two Marma sisters, one of whom was allegedly raped and the other sexually assaulted by members of security forces last month, to their father’s custody.