KARACHI, June 6: No breakthrough has been made, so far, in the two bomb blasts near US Consulate on March 2 and at Nishtar Park on April 11, said Home Secretary Brig Mohtaram.
Responding to questions during an informal briefing to newsmen in his office on Tuesday, the home secretary said standard procedures were being followed in the investigation.
Various agencies are making investigation, and, so far, no clues could be found about the gangs involved.
Moreover, no clue could be found to any foreign hand, but the possibility could not be ruled out, he said.
When his attention was drawn towards missing youths who were reportedly picked up by agencies, Brig Mohtaram said according to his information, some 50 youths were picked up after some lead for investigation, including some youths belonging to a sect. Some of them have already been released while others are being questioned to find out their involvement.
Replying to another question, the home secretary said if no member of the gang involved in the two blast cases was among the arrested youths picked up for investigation, another blast in Karachi in a month or so could not be ruled out.
To another question, he said the Nishtar Park tragedy was the result of suicide blast as all evidences were enough to confirm that it was a suicide blast.
About missing Baloch youths, he said it was not in his knowledge as no provincial agency was involved. Regarding Dr Safdar Sarki, he said even federal agencies had denied their involvement in his arrest. He was asked if some progress had been made in the murder case of journalist Munir Sangi, the secretary said, of the three persons nominated in the FIR, only one had, so far, been arrested.
In response to another question, he said over-all law and order could improve if everybody discharges his responsibility in a professional manner.
When asked if highly trained dogs were being imported, he said that the Sindh police would soon have “highly trained sniffing dogs” in their squad which will cost between six to seven million rupees.
Out of the 12 dogs, which are being imported from Germany, four will be handed to the Rangers while eight will remain with the police investigation agencies.
In response to a question, the home secretary said DNA test facility had already been made available at the Karachi University while equipment for installing forensic lab and finger printing process facility would also be made available soon in Karachi. In reply to a question, he said that vintage points on main arteries and in high security zones were selected for installing some 120 secret cameras.
MOBILE PHONES: Regarding mobile phone snatching, the secretary said that the government is seized with the situation and was in touch with the cell phone service providers.
He said a meeting will be held at the Governor’s House to take a decision to make the snatched cell phones dysfunction.
