Interior Ministry compiles reply against probe team's Quetta attack report
The report of the commission was partial, Nisar Ali Khan had
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Interior Ministry has compiled its objections over probe commission’s report on August 8 Quetta police training centre attack and the report will be submitted to Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday.
Makhdoom Ali Khan, counsel for the ministry has compiled a 64-page reply after a probe commission, which was tasked to identify persons responsible for security lapse resulting in attack on police training centre on Quetta’s Sariab Road, held Ministry of the Interior and Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan culpable.
The judicial commission was headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
The report compiled asserts that Nisar Ali Khan and the ministry have pursued measures since 2013 to counter terrorism however, there is no denial that more work in needed to eliminate extremism.
It states that efforts put up by Pakistan Army, intelligence and law enforcement agencies besides the ministry have reduced the number of terror attacks in the last three years.
At least Rs 4.6 billion ex-gratia amount has been dedicated for compensation of the victimized families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan while Rs 1.06 billion for those in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The report brands adverse observations of the probe commission against the ministry unnecessary and in violation of natural justice.
The ministry has demanded of the top court in its reply to expunge remarks made against Nisar Ali Khan and the ministry in paragraphs 10.4, 10.6, 10.7, 11, 33.3, 33.14, 33.20, 33.24 and 33.26 of the report compiled by the probe team.
Earlier in December, the federal minister announced in a press conference that he wanted to tender his resignation over the allegations to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif but he denied.
He had claimed that the report of the commission was partial and did not include narrative of the ministry.
On August 8 in Quetta, police’s training facility was attacked by militants and a military operation was conducted to neutralize the extremists and free hostages, cadets who had graduated the course two days ago.
