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With legislators up in arms, PM says he will personally supervise inquiry
Gilani tells overwhelmed opposition lawmakers not to blame 'state institutions' for the actions of 'some...
Gilani tells overwhelmed opposition members not to blame 'state institutions' for the actions of 'some individuals'.
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said he would personally supervise the inquiry into the killing of a young student by Rangers’ personnel, but advised some overwhelmed opposition lawmakers not to blame ‘state institutions’ for the actions of ‘some individuals’.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he said that the entire nation was ‘shocked and horrified’ by the gruesome incident and vowed he would personally make sure that the culprits are punished.
But, in the same breath, the premier urged opposition parliamentarians not to ‘lose their temper’ or use ‘indecent language’ against national institutions.
“We should remain within our limits,” Gilani said.
Earlier, members of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ignored an ongoing debate on the national budget to condemn the incident.
Khwaja Saad Rafique and Makhdoom Javed Hashmi were among those who vented their anger in fiery speeches amid a bout of loud desk thumping.
Hashmi reminded a captivated assembly of their individual and collective responsibilities and said: “What was that boy’s fault? Was it that he was a citizen of Pakistan?” said Hashmi, adding: “My heart weeps today over the killing of innocent citizens of Pakistan at the hands of their own security forces.”
He said it was second such incident, after Kharotabad, a few days ago where people were indiscriminately killed by security personnel.
Hashmi’s colleague Khwaja Saad Rafique, however, was a lot harsher – particularly on the Rangers and Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
He said while the Director-General (DG) Rangers of Sindh should have resigned over the incident, the interior minister tried to bail out the Rangers’ officials.
“Instead of condemning the incident, the interior minister was trying to bail out the Rangers’ personnel, saying that the boy had grabbed the Rangers’ gun,” said Rafique.
He added that “these terrorists-in-uniform (Rangers) should be given proper training in public handling”.
He demanded that the Rangers personnel be tried in an anti-terrorism court and that the case be decided in 30 days.
The two opposition leaders were then joined by some members from the treasury benches as well. Akhundzada Chitan, Sumsam Bukhari of the PPP and Sheikh Waqas Akram of the PML-Q condemned the vicious killing.
Bukhari said the interior minister was caught “lying on TV” as anyone could clearly see that the boy was begging for mercy before he was shot, and (was) not trying to hold the gun”, but trying to stop being fired at.
Akram went a step ahead: “The Rangers personnel concerned should be summarily shot.” He was supported by Maulana Attaur Rehman of JUI-F. They also called for a transparent inquiry into the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2011.
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Let us wait for S. C inquiry.Recommend
If this guy is supervising the investigation then forget about the acceptable outcome. Thats what he proved over during the tenure of his last three and half years.Recommend
sham for rangersRecommend
This incident fills me indignation, but at the same time I am unable to understand its roots. If I consider the boy’s criminality and the FIR against him of robberies against him, not a big deal shooting to death was not and is not a solution, neither this is the punishment in law – Cool this ends here, isn’t it? We are not ready for extrajudicial murders, honour killings and alike, this was a gruesome act. Pakistani nation has condemned it.
However, these demagogues are playing dirty politics, they are not supporting this case neither condemning from what I see they are playing with prejudices, individual liberty and an gruesome incident in NA. Recommend
I think what the Rangers did was, in a way, right keeping in view the situation in Karachi. Thousands of Karachiits are being robbed daily and some of them are killed by these robbers during snatching petty things like a mobile phone. Where is media and judiciary for these innocent citizen. Recommend
Azhar, NOTHING justifies what happened to that poor boy. If you truly believe what you have written above, you are a contemptable individual and you are in part, then, responsible for what happened.
How dare you make excuses for these thugs in uniform. They continue to rape the country, drain the exchequer and for what? So they can kill with impunity?
You forget that the military works for us, the people of pakistan and we are in no way subservient to them. Wake up!Recommend
Akbar, do not be emotional, think of the businesses being closed daily in Karachi because of these robbers, young and old loosing their lives saving their valuables and the overall insecurity situation. We need to highlight the overall scenario instead of an isolated incidentRecommend
PM will supervise the inquiry personally???What a JOKE!!! His Interior Minister has already called this poor innocent, unarmed guy a DAKOO.Recommend
Sham for rangers and govt.Recommend
This is high time that Law enforcement agencies be given proper training in public handling.Recommend
@Azhar:
Mr. Akbar is right, do not justify the ills of the society by illogical reasoning. Address the disease not the symptoms and you cannot be deemed patriotic just be defending the forces with senseless justifications. It is high time to change this very mindset.Recommend
The P.M must understand that an upright, honest, credible, God fearing person is needed.Recommend
@Azhar:
Did you see the video?
The guy doesn’t have anything in his hand, he is begging not to shoot. The terrorist not only shot him, but he was left there for some time to die. Recommend
@Azhar:
I think Azhar you are forgetting that there is a reason a judicial system is in place. So that innocent people don’t fall victims or convicts don’t get punishment greater than what they deserve. Granted these sytems are failing, but if we start supporting extra-judicial killings then there may be one day that you are confused for being a robber and you may be begging for your life while a ranger points his gun at you.
Whatever this boy did, he did nothing to deserve death. Even more so at the hands of someone NOT GIVEN THE POWER OR AUTHORITY to mete out justice in this way. This is beyond digusting. This country is an embarrassment.Recommend
might i also request the PM to lead a joint investigation and look at the sialkot incident which has been totally hushed up???Recommend
Because he was Samaa TV’s reporter’s brother, the injustice to him was brought under the whole nation’s attention at once, when lowly criminals like him snatch mobile phones and stuff and get away, why doesn’t the media make such hue and cry then? I am not justifying in any way what Rangers did, as I believe it was wrong and should be taken serious notice of but we should not be neglectful of the other side to the story.Recommend
@Azhar:
Why are you saying he is a robber? was he convicted by a court? even if he was a robber, do you really believe that every robber in this country should get what this young boy got?
Just assume if you have robbed someone, should should govt. ask Rangers to kill you? would you accept it? would your family be satisfied? is this the way our country should run?
There is something called “Empathy”… learn it… it will help you in your life!Recommend
The Rangers personnel will be punished subject to inquiry even when his crime is clearly evident in a real footage, whereas, Sarfraz was shot dead by Security without having any inquiry/evidence even he was under control and not retaliating.What a pity!Recommend
PM already lost counting of inquiries he ordered before. PPP is only loot and plunder party with no values and ethics. Let us pass this tenure otherwise PPP will come back after another decade crying for injustice. Thanks to media we now realize what would have happened in 1971 when PPP and Army did same with Bengalis.Recommend
Imran
Are courts Dispensing Justice? even high Profile criminals/terrorist are released by Honourable Courts. Judges are normally Hijacked by Lawyers. There is single Judgement I have heard in recent past is conviction of Asp and DSPs for 26 yrs each in lawyers Case in Sahiwal, which is mockery of Justice.Recommend
Pakistani military and security personal should be tried and justice be given to the citizens. It is about time.Recommend
Well Mr. maybe if they shot at you than you would have a different opinion.
Citizens should not be afrad of their own government@Azhar: Recommend