Gunman Sikandar stands next to his wife Kanwal during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Led by Additional Secretary Ministry of the Interior Ather Sayal, the findings of the committee stated that security forces and the police had been unsuccessful in preparing a well planned strategy to deal with the situation, adding that the incident had been prolonged unnecessarily.
According to findings of the committee, police officials blamed the bizarre unfolding of events on the Rangers, who had arrived at the scene, and Zamrud Khan, who had ventured close to Sikandar and attempted to grab him.
The findings reveal that the Rangers refused to take part in the operation against Sikandar when approached, stating they would only act if a proper order was brought to them, Express News representative Sohail Chaudhry reported.
The committee has proposed that an SOP between all security forces operating in Islamabad should be established in order to avoid any such security failure in the future.
The committee also recommended that the weapons of the Islamabad police, including sniper guns that they allegedly did not have, be upgraded and available.
Sikandar stable
A Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) spokesperson has confirmed with the media that Sikandar's condition is stable.
The gunman has been declared out of danger and has reportedly started talking, although he is still under intensive care.
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our security personnels were seeing all this like a Hollywood’s movie’s scene…..
The real face of Islamabad's security and security agencies' real powers to control the security matters.An addicted man took law in his hands in Blue area for 5 hours and our security personnels were seeing all this like a Hollywood's movie's scene.....
Islam and shariah is the answer - however the guy should have been shot the minute he shot the first fire to avoid the opera that went on for hours...
Cheap media hype to distract attention from real issues. The martyrdom of three police officers have been overshadowed deliberately by this so called important news by the media is absolutely disgusting. They are a mafia now.
@Republican: Agreed with you, but! Are we better off if Lal Masjid still playing havoc with State or in this situation, in which our security forces being dragged into the courts. The day is not far, when these abuses will become their rewards.
@Ch. Allah Daad: He is a part of PPP security team; Has been in Dubai at the PPP mansions first in Jumeirah and then at Em-Hills with Ghadari and B'twar; There are tons of pics of this idiot who is a part of degradation of performance of Noon League; As being said NOON league, it is the political party with brains of a sardar which goes nuts at NOON time, so is the name NOON League; Dummies, who have no idea what PPP is capable of doing to make these NOONIES look like Idiots; This pure PPP sabotage;
Why Rangers even bothered to arrive at the scene if they did not have any proper orders. They seem only act on orders of khakis and protect khakis, some time they assist accused escape court premises to when arrest order are issued. I am pointing towards the historical escape Great Gen. Musharraf.
@Lt Col Imtiaz Alam(retd): Then the sniper shooter would be charged with murder similarly as that Ranger is being charged who shot the IdiotDriver of the car who refused to stop at checkpost;
When a Ranger took quick action to shoot down the driver of the car which refused to stop at check post and on the contrary increased speed; ALL Pakistanis cried foul; and that this Ranger was trigger happy; WHAT IF THAT DRIVER WAS A TRUE HEAVEN GOING MUSLIM CHAMPION OF ISLAM SUICIDE BOMBER???? and many many innocent children, women and old aged sensible people would have died; not counting the IDIOTS who are objecting to that Ranger's quick action; The IDIOT STUPID driver should have stopped regardless of any reason; Now when delayed action is taken, all Pakistanis are jumping like monkeys trying to blame the security apparatus; What is this nonsense. Make up your mind, and dont be as indecisive as the buffoon is;
When will rose petals and garlands be showered on this man for his service to impose shariah law?
I for one consider Sikander as a hero of sorts. Inspite of his silly antics he was able to hold our esteemed security agencies hostage for 6 hours and a laughing matter for all. Now the securty apparatus is carrying out introspection to analyze their follies. He provided a great opportunity for reform, which will be useful for future times.
The findings reveal that the Rangers refused to take part in the operation against Sikandar when approached, stating they would only act if a proper order was brought to them, Express News representative Sohail Chaudhry reported.
Rangers just know "how to shoot" innocent people.
This guy just wanted Islamic rule. Most Pakistanis feel Islamic rule is the answer to all Pakistani problems.
The only difference between this guy and an average Pakistani is that this guy tried to hasten up the process.
This guy has been brainwashed by Paki media, Paki Mullahs, Paki citizens who blame everything in RAW, CIA and Jewish conspiracies and keep talking about how Islam and Sharia is the answer to Pakistan's problems.
Rehman malik was a true worker He kanged things better than mr nisar Rehman was also restrained by supreme court and jenadi media still his performance was better than total failure that is mr nisar
The 5 hour stand off was sad and shameful.It showed how ineffective the police etc have become Those responsible for security lapses should be removed from service,mere transfers have become meaningless.
Once again the Pakistani Nation has been fooled. There were many many chances when a sniper could have taken down Mr.Sikander. His wife & children were nowhere in the line of Fire. From the TV footage it is also apparent that he could have easily shot Mr. Superman but did not. It was all a Drama to divert the attention of the Nation from the poor performance of this Govt & its defensive/apologetic stand vis a vis the Indian Govt.
It s Budget has been a failure. It wanted to Stay the Hangings of the criminals under Foreign pressure & last but not the least its complete un-preparedness in the oncoming Floods.
We all should be thankful to Sikandar. He exposed weakness in the system.
@ahmer: Again, that's just an assumption - a negatively biased assumption. And it must be based on what you've heard and read about us on internet and other forums. Brother, I continue to live a life in uniform and your painful words would further strengthen my resolve cos my Self Esteem & Sense of Dignity are far more strong. We too get hurt when our countrymen say bad things about us - things that seem part of enemy propaganda; but we stay loyal to our promise to protect our dear motherland till last drop of blood. I rest my case here. Peace.
What we expect from Nawz Sharif .. We seen him 4 times.
@007: i also hav spent 15plus years giving my best along with all those civilians who hav actually spent something to build this country only to see the likes of our so called defenders destroy it with their steategic depth and appeasement of terrorists and by turning this free country into a security state. there may be few good men in these outfits but thy r few
@ahmer: I've spent more than 25 years in uniform and I brush aside your initial remarks as very naive and ill informed views. We are always more than willing to put ourselves in the life of fire; irrespective of all the negative things said about us. For every one person badmouthing about us, there are hundreds who believe in our sincere commitment.
Am not surprised by Rangers' demand for proper 'Executive Orders' from concerned authorities. They knew they would have ended up facing even worse criticism had they intervened and caused a few drops of blood on the streets. Their cautious approach is understandable.
Sorry to say that Ch. Nisar is even a bigger disappointment than Rehman Malik. What kind of report is this. Police blames rangers? For what? Why were rangers required in first place? What this police is for? So, if I go out there with a gun in my hand and start shooting, capital police will ask rangers for rescue? IMHO, the drama didn't deserve to go beyond 20 minutes. SSP and IG both needed to be fired, they don't deserve to be in capital city.
'The Rangers refuse to take part in the operation-------stating that they will act if a proper order was brought to them.' Not a surprising response from the Rangers as they are truly following the policy adopted by the military against Taliban when they attack the civilians.
in a country whr the military navy air force police rangers isi mi naval intelligwnce levies etc hav all failed consistently , one civilian proved tht we r better thn all these expensive outfits who support taliban. point to be noted also is tht only ppp and mqm legislators had the guts to go and try to resolve this
Ather Sayal is Ch. Nisar's buddy. His mandate was nothing but to shift the blame away from the inadequacies of the interior minister, who loves to micromanage the workings of the security forces, but fails to take responsibility.
It was the job of Police to overcome the lone desperado. Throwing blames left right and centre would not absolve police from its responsibility. It was one man and should have been dealt by Any other force come into play when the situation goes beyond the first one. Did the police say that the situation was beyond its control? Media should have positive role in the matter and report facts rather than fiction.
Where is Ch. Nisar in the report? He's directly responsible. You can't run the ministry on the telephone. So far his main focus has been nothing but appeasement of the terrorists and political hustling. He was more worried about, what if he takes this terrorist down, and then the others become his enemies. This fear led to indecision.
Process to make this crazy man a Hero has began.
Very dissappointing state of affairs.