LAHORE: While Punjab government authorities admitted holding a meeting that called for the removal of barriers outside Minhajul Quran, they denied giving any orders or having any knowledge of who gave orders for the deadly Model Town clashes, Express News reported on Monday.
In a report handed to the judicial commission probing the incident, Home Secretary Azam Suleman Khan said that the meeting was held on June 16, a day before the clashes that left 14 dead Pakistan Awami Tehreek supporters, to discuss preparations for PAT chief Tahirul Qadri’s homecoming on June 23.
However, he, along with former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah and Punjab chief minister’s former principal secretary Dr Tauqir Shah, denied having any knowledge of the clashes and said they found out about them through the media.
Khan further said that when he found out about the clashes at 9 am, he informed the former law minister.
Sanaullah and Dr Tauqir gave similar statements in which they mentioned finding out about the clashes through the media. None of them mentioned who ordered the police to fire at the protesters in their reports.
Following the clashes, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif removed Sanaullah and Dr Tauqir from their positions.
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Of course everyone knows Nawaz and showbazz were well aware of what was going on as the media was reporting it for over 8 hrs.. How can they fool the people of pakistan and the judiciary unless it is part of the corrupt, elite and nexus the controls pakistan..
Even though i do not see this judiciary doing anything..if there was any bit of humanity and common sense Nawaz and showbaz will be tried under article 6 for the killing of innocent people...but Pakistan is one muslim country which never likes to punish the people at the top (the decision makers) and people are kept ill informed through paid anchors, media groups..
I really hope we can get rid of these corrupt thugs and now i'm beginning to believe what Dr Qadri is saying..so far what he has said has become true..
God save Pakistan from these killers and I hope they realise they will also die one day and will not be able to take that money stashed abroad into their graves!!!!
The miscreants attacked and repelled the policemen thrice . What did they expect? They had it coming!
In other country do you attack your own policemen...
After watching the footage of whole incident, it looked like Gullu Butt ordered policee to open fire. PMLN Logic
"Rana Sanaullah and Punjab chief minister’s former principal secretary Dr Tauqir Shah, denied having any knowledge of the clashes and said they found out about them through the media".
What shameful lie is this! One day another country will invade Pakistan and these politicians will find out about it through media after 7 hours! Quite pathetic by PMLN.
The law minister, is not the one who is responsbile for law and order, it is the interior minister, and as far as i know, the punjab interior minister is shahbaz sharif himself, which makes him liable to prosecution and the one who should be answerable to the people. The interior minister, by his omission in this high profile case makes it evident that this whole process is farcical.
"Model Town clashes: Authorities only ordered removal of barriers, says Punjab home secretary"
Please tell us who ordered firing
Now they will lure the inspector present at site to accept the responsibility for the incident by having tacit agreement to accommodate the loss later on.
So let the whitewash begin. No hope from PMLN (except for giving ads in paper - in that PMLN are champions!).