Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday said the names of possible suspects in the Rawalpindi air crash, including the shareholders of Bhoja Air, had placed on the Exit Control List (ECL).
Talking to reporters at his residence, he said Bhoja Air was issued license to operate flights during the government of the Pakistan Muslim League. The airline was first permitted to operate flights in Pakistan in 1992, he added.
Malik said Farooq Bhoja, the said owner of Bhoja Air, held only five percent shares in the company, while the rest of shares were owned by other people.
“Arshad Jalil holds 40 percent, Mrs Arshad Jalil 20 percent, Umer Jalil 20 percent, Zeeshan Kirmani 7.5 percent, Mazhar Husain 7.5 and Farooq Bhoja holds only 5 percent of the shares of the airline,” he said, adding that the names of all shareholders had been placed on the ECL.
He said Mr and Mrs Jalil were presently in China and had been asked to come to Pakistan and join the investigations.
Talking about the probe into the cause of the tragic air crash, Malik said the plane’s Black Box and sound recorder had been found.
He said the prime minister had constituted a commission for investigating the crash, which would hopefully probe into the matter in an impartial manner to bring the responsible to justice.
Malik underlined the need to revisit all licenses and agreements with private airlines.
He said some people pilfered valuables from the fateful flight from the scene of the crash and they would be booked under the law.
