Security in Peshawar Central Prison was increased after the DI Khan jailbreak. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has formed an inquiry committee to probe Monday’s militant attack on the DI Khan Central Jail which resulted in the escape of nearly 250 prisoners.
According to an official notification issued by the K-P Home and Tribal Affairs Department on Wednesday, the committee has been granted 15 days to complete its inquiry and present its report to the government.
It comprises Board of Revenue senior member Waqar Ayub, who has been appointed the committee’s chairman, Home and Tribal Affairs Special Secretary Syed Alamgir Shah, K-P Additional IG (Special Branch) Syed Akhtar Ali Shah and representatives of the Headquarters 11 Corps Peshawar.
The handout states the inquiry committee is tasked with unearthing the reasons which led to the incident and to fix responsibility. It would investigate what actions, if any, were taken following the threats the K-P Home Department received on July 28 and July 29.
“The committee would investigate whether a security review of prisons was undertaken in light of the threats and what decisions were taken to improve security provisions,” the notification reads, adding those officials responsible for negligence in their work would be identified.
The committee is also tasked to come up with comprehensive and plausible recommendations to ensure the safety of prisons in K-P.
“The Home and Tribal Affairs Department shall provide secretarial support to the committee,” the handout states.
Meanwhile, DI Khan DSP Central Prison Ghulam Rabbai was suspended and DPO Khalid Sohail was made officer on special duty with immediate effect for ignoring their duties.
Nisar Marwat has been appointed as the new DPO of DI Khan by K-P IGP Ihsan Ghani. Marwat has been ordered to immediately assume charge.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2013.
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The jailbreak raised some serious questions about this administration. Was there really no intelligence shared or were inadequate measures taken. Imran Khan has been bashing the EC for their failure to hold free and fair elections and I would expect the KP government no less of a censure from him on this jailbreak since it falls under their realm of responsibility.
The same,usual parade of committees to buy time so that all is forgotten.
By the time the committee hatches the egg, lets do nothing else. Wait and see.
Will we all have to wait for Al Jazeera to reveal the contents of this report at some future date???