JIT conducted transparent inquiry into Sahiwal Incident: FM Qureshi
Unlike the previous governments we did not protect the officers who abused the power.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that a transparent inquiry was conducted into the tragic Sahiwal incident through a joint investigation team.
Responding to points of Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif on the Sahiwal incident, he said that prompt action has been taken against the concerned police officers by removing and suspending them from their positions.
The minister said that an FIR has also been registered against the officers involved in the encounter and their case will be taken up by an anti-terrorism court.
He said unlike the previous governments we did not protect the officers who abused the power.
Qureshi went on to say that facts about the Sahiwal incident would not be concealed and a fair trial would be ensured to punish those, who were involved in it.
The foreign minister said the prime minister took immediate notice of the incident and directed a fair investigation into it.
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was constituted which had presented its initial report terming the three family members including Khalil, his wife and daughter, who were killed in the incident, innocent.
“The family had nothing to do with any criminal activity,” he said, adding further investigation about deceased Zeehsan was underway.
