Bannu jailbreak: Probe panel proposes action against 155 officials - The Express Tribune

Commis­sion has recomm­ended deploy­ment of other securi­ty person­nel beside­s police in sensit­ive distri­cts.


Commission has recommended deployment of other security personnel besides police in sensitive districts.
PESHAWAR: 
A commission probing the brazen jailbreak in Bannu has blamed five government officials and 150 personnel of police and jail staff for negligence of duty and recommended actions against them, officials said on Wednesday.
Dozens of prisoners, including the mastermind of abortive assassination attempt on Pervez Musharraf, escaped after hordes of heavily armed militants stormed the Bannu Central Jail on April 15.
Officials familiar with the proceedings of the commission told The Express Tribune, while requesting anonymity, that it has completed its report and presented it to Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti.
Officials said the commission has found five officers, including DIG commissioner and DPO Bannu, APA Mir Ali, North Waziristan, political tehsildar Mir Ali, and 150 officials of jail and police guilty of negligence and recommended action against them. It has also proposed that the relevant authority should file charge-sheet against these officials and issue them show-cause notices.
The commission has called for tightening security of jails and provision of weapons and training to jail staff in order to avoid such incidents in the future. It also suggested installing cellular signal jammers to end the use of mobile phones and other devices in prison, besides adopting strict security for jails housing militants, the officials said.
The commission has recommended deployment of other law enforcement personnel besides police in sensitive districts.
The report is likely to be presented in a special meeting of the cabinet next week for its approval and the government will then take action.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain when approached for his comments said the provincial government would receive the report of the commission on Thursday. He said that a date would be chosen for a cabinet meeting following a review of the report.
Asked about 150 personnel being found guilty, he said it would be better to comment after going through the report.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 10th, 2012.
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National Assembly session: Govt, opposition squabble over Bhoja Air crash probe - The Express Tribune

PML-N stages walkou­t as Nisar expres­ses concer­n over validi­ty of commis­sion. PML-N stages walkout as Nisar expresses concern over validity of commission. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: 

As families of the Bhoja Air plane crash victims mourn their loved ones, the government and opposition continue to squabble over a commission set up to probe the crash.

While the government insisted in the National Assembly on Wednesday that the commission, announced by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, fulfils the criteria for being a judicial body, the opposition expressed scepticism over its composition.

The bickering between the government and the opposition culminated in an unannounced boycott by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira resorted to personal attacks.

After the departure of PML-N, Religious Affairs Minister Syed Khursheed Shah invited the opposition to suggest names of commission members even if they were sitting judges, and said that the government was ready to address the issue and would have no objection to setting up a commission with consensus.

Earlier, Prime Minister Gilani, who attended the proceedings for a brief period, said that his decision was taken in the light of international practice while responding to the opposition’s concerns.

“I was asked by the families of victims (during a visit to the hospital) for an inquiry,” the premier said, and added “we do not need to be apologetic over the issue.”

Later on Law Minister Farooq H Naek justified the commission was judicial by citing the Commission Act and the integrity of its members, saying, “Every judge has taken oath under the PCO at some point.”

In addition, he said, the families of victims had not raised any objection over the commission’s composition and there should be no political point scoring over the issue.

But the justification could not satisfy the opposition leader who once again said: “The so-called commission cannot be termed a judicial commission since it has been set up to cover up the facts of the crash.”

To counter the law minister, Nisar said that the judges nominated for the commission had faced contempt of court earlier. He also questioned the government over the AirBlue plane crash report, saying it had not been released.

“We will not participate in the debate if you are not ready to constitute a national commission with consensus,” Nisar warned. He also suggested that a timeframe be defined for the investigation and relatives of victims be taken into confidence.

In response, Kaira said the opposition had indulged in point scoring over the issue. “We are not here to please anyone,” he said rejecting the opposition’s proposal of a new commission, adding that “It was a purely technical job and a timeline cannot be set for it.”

The moment he took his seat, Chaudhry Nisar rose up and said the information minister was justifying his newly-attained portfolio but “we are not here to attend lectures.”

Though Khursheed Shah and others tried to pacify Kaira, the infuriated information minister then rose immediately himself, reciprocating: “I am well aware about the conduct of every member of the opposition and how they play politics.” He said Nisar’s comments against him were “disgusting”.

In the meanwhile, the opposition boycotted the proceedings without any announcement.

Earlier, the opposition and government both tried to take credit for initiating debate over the issue in the lower house, which came into session without having a Business Advisory Committee Meeting (during which the agenda of the house is set). With no agenda set, the proceedings started with a walkout by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which insisted on a debate instead of the question hour.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 26th, 2012.

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Gayari: 8 points identified for further probe - South Asian News Agency

South Asian News Agency (SANA) · April 27, 2012 ·

RAWALPINDI, (SANA): The search and rescue operation at the Gayari sector in Siachen continues.

According to an ISPR press release, the Ground Penetrating Rader (GPR) team has taken readings at 26 different points out of which eight have been identified for further probe.

Work at the identified points is in progress while a 300 feet long course has been hauled over the avalanche for the restoration of the channel by employing dozers.

139 soldiers and civilians were buried underneath the avalanche which took place on April 7. Rescuers have been dealing with harsh weather conditions during the operation and have been aided by foreign teams.
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