*PAT president says party wasn’t contacted before forming of JIT to probe Model Town incident
Government has formed a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Thursday to probe the Model Town incident.
Other than law enforcement agencies, the probe body will also include representatives from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI).
The investigation team will be headed by Quetta Chief City Police Officer (CCPO) Abdul Razzaq Cheema.
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) President Raheeq Abbasi said that PAT rejects the JIT, stating the no one from the government had approached them regarding the investigation.
“We do not accept the JIT set up by the government,” Abbasi said.
Eleven workers of the PAT were killed and over 100 people were injured in the June 17 clash between police and the PAT workers.
The killing led to anti-government protest march and sit-in led by PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.
