Model Town incident probe was fair, impartial: Sanaullah

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan calling Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)’s protest as uncalled for and unjustified said that all legal and constitutional requirements were fulfilled during the investigation into the Model Town incident.

The government immediately after the incident constituted an independent JIT which conducted a thorough probe and made the facts about the incident public,” he said.

He expressed these views while speaking to media on Wednesday and was flanked by Punjab government spokesman Zaeem Hussain Qadri and Special Assistant to Chief Minister Rana Maqbool Ahmed at 90-Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam. He said that the FIR regarding Model Town incident was filed with the Faisal Town police station.

He said, despite summon, PAT leaders refused to attend the court proceedings as they knew that their workers first hurled petrol bombs upon policemen and instigated them while dozens of high police officers and officials were injured.

He said the PAT leadership had developed a habit to misguide the public about what happened in the Model Town incident. Levelling baseless allegations has become a culture in our politics, he said, adding they have already put all facts before the public about the incident.

The minister dismissed Tahirul Qadri’s claim that their FIR was not registered and made it clear that Director Minhajul Quran got the case registered two days after the incident.

He said it was evident from video clips provided by the media to the court that PAT deliberately fuelled the situation. Nobody can deny facts, Sana said.

Answering a query, the minister said, Tahirul Qadri once again wanted to create chaos through his programme but politically-sane people would not support the elements who were against development of the country.

Like the past, he said, the masses would again reject politics. He said the PAT leadership wanted investigation of its own choice which could not be possible under the constitutional obligations. Sana said the government was custodian of life and property of law-abiding people and would not allow any anti-state activity to disturb peace.