Policemen and Ranger soldiers stand outside a prison following an attack in Dera Ismail Khan on July 30, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
PESHAWAR: Police and jail authorities kept the army in the dark regarding the attack on the central Dera Ismail Khan Jail, according to the initial report on the incident obtained by Express News on Monday.
The report states that the Army was notified on their own of the jailbreak to which they summoned five Quick Response Force (QRF) companies.
According to the initial report, the police and jail authorities told the army that the militants were inside the jail, whereas the militants had already attacked and left at that point.
The escaped militants engaged in a firing combat with the QRF in a nearby neighborhood after. Two militants were killed as a result of the combat.
The initial inquiry report has been forwarded to the Islamabad head quarters. The report also states that the army knew a day in advance of the attack and had stationed a "big" rifle on the main gate to handle a potential crisis.
However, there was no police present at the main gate and no one used the gun which could have helped the situation.
Four policemen were put behind bars for their negligence in the attack by the Tehrik-e-Taliban on the Dera Ismail Khan Jail on August 10.
At least six people were killed, including five policemen as the Tehreek-e-Taliban mounted a late night assault on the prison in Dera Ismail Khan late on July 30, in which nearly 250 prisoners managed to escape.
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KP Govt. allocated more than Rs. 23.78 billion in its budget for police, what else do they need? They have money but the problem is that police is politicized, people get inducted in police just to make money (w/ a few exceptions). Before blaming army, go and read constitution and the role of armed forces. Secondly, army comes at 3rd number as far as internal security is concerned, police is responsible, if they fail than paramilitary comes in and if they also fail only then army comes in IF the provincial government asks them to intervene. Lastly, as far as CPs are concerned so what do you think that terrorists are fool, you think they came to DI Khan in a convoy, in such cases they assemble in small groups, raid the target and then fled away in groups. Koi attack karne chartered plane par nahi aata na hi CPs per aik aik cheez ko check kiya jaata hai.
Baseless report by ET
@Hammad M: Mind answering the question as to how the convoy of vehicles loaded with arms was able to make it past numerous army check posts, when even elected leaders are subjected to the most intrusive checks?
@Hammad M: If you can’t just put army for border patrol, floods, security, management why the huge budget doled out to them. You are not ready to pay even 10% of that amount to the police and still want to blame them.
@Khana Kharab: You guys seem so ignorant that as per constitution, Army help is only requested through provincial govt...the Army will never come on their own....not any more after so much of criticism of their interference in civil matters in the past.
@Khalid Pathan: Only insane people like you would doubt their own army for such matter. The army does its job, and expects the civilian government as well as the police to do their jobs. You can't just put army for border patrol, floods, security, management. Technically, the army is running the whole country right now. People like you curse the army for interfering in politics but when it does not, then you expect it to take over all the responsibuilitiees that other authorities should have! Since its their first year and time, I won't blame KPK govt; but if such thing happens again, then its their mere failure.
No sane person is going to buy this explanation that the army was informed much later, when the terrorists had already fled. The fact is that the jail's wall was shattered using high powered explosives and then for over an hour the locks to individual cells were broken by firing with assault rifles, producing ear piercing sounds and armed force stationed not far away, didn't bother to find out what was happening. Despite the fact that they had the intelligence that jail break will be attempted. In order to establish the truth there must be a judicial commission to unearth the culprits who were in collusion with the terrorists. Putting four policemen behind bars for the time being is simply to gain time for matters to cool down, then they will be set free.
Very frankly IK and his party cannot cope with the KP alone.It is a very tough and rough province.It has specific problems to manage.The centre should help.No one should make it an issue of ego.
KPK Gov is still preparing the inquiry report and this initial report is by intelligence agencies and of course they will always protect army
@Shah (Berlin):
The ISI and other concerned security agencies when knew about such a high profile jailbreak should have informed all the concerned authorities. When we know, our police, even the so called elite force is not that well equipped to handle such case, army should have come themselves.
I do not agree with this statement that Army was kept in dark, when we know our brave men know all in detail.
I dont get it. So they knew the kind of prisoners who could escape and they knew it was imminent. And they had the audacity to send a "big" rifle to polics as support?? Is it me only or does everyone gets the impression that the act looks like a deliberate mocking? The soldiers behind this must be tried and court martialled for such a huge failure. No wonder there was no policemen on the gate. These army people would be sent to jail after dishonorable discharge in any developed country of the world. What a shame.
Before Election PTI was Pakistan Tehreek-e-INSAAF After Election PTI is Pakistan Tehreek-e-INSANE
Poor IK... why are you so scared to Firing CM KPK?? and take the lead into your own Hand?? Highly Disappointed by IK and PTI on this. SHAME
It seems as if the total failure belongs to civil administration and civillian part of the country and had not it been there Military would have wiped all the terror groups from the surface, Police anyways is the easiest escape goat these days....
Shame on PTI again and again and again and again... IK is sleep after Selling KPK to monsters... Allah Bless Pakistan
Shame on PTI's lose grip on KPK affairs.
Even if it is true, one should not put all the burden on police keeping in mind that this was an anticipated incident.
Why Army with much more resources than police did not execute its own emergency plan when it was informed about the jail break? Why Army failed to chase them?
When military agencies were sure of attack they should be able to arrest most of the prisoners because of their numerous check posts on all major linking roads.
Who is working on this report?
I am really looking forward to a resignation by CM KPK for this. If not resignation, then atleast a public apology followed by concrete mitigation measures
and those 'four policemen behind bars' will be released in next cycle. Cheers.
More misscommunication and incompetence by our law enforcement, especially the police.
As usual Pakistan needs Army for every thing...shame on the political authrorities...