Model Town commission report being kept secret

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published August 16, 2014

LAHORE: The Punjab government is keeping the report of the judicial commission on the Model Town incident secret, but according to hearsay it pins the blame solely on police.

The commission had handed over its report to the provincial government on Aug 9. At least 11 activists of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek were killed and many others injured during a clash with police on June 17.

Sources in the Punjab government on Friday said the report was handed over to the home department that was studying it. The report was being considered a top secret document and not allowed to be seen by junior officials of the department.

The sources said it had not been sent to the chief minister for action, if any, as yet. But they said the assumption was the report blamed police for the incident. And this assumption had made the security force cautious about handling public gatherings, especially the march of Dr Tahirul Qadri, to avoid any mishandling.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2014

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Khalid Chaudhry

Aug 16, 2014 08:42am

I have absolutely no hope from these people, corrupt system is becoming even more apparent by the day.

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question

Aug 16, 2014 09:05am

if the report helds polic accountabl,e it will be made public. if a political leader (SS) is held accountable, it will be kept secret. there is no point in keeping the report secret if the report clears the KHOON league.

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Daud Jan

Aug 16, 2014 09:19am

What is so secret about it. Shahbaz is directly responsible and he ordered Rana Sana to attack the innocent people. But who cares in Pakistan, those who were to die they died. Its simple.

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Khan

Aug 16, 2014 10:19am

And the punjab police are the servants of Sharif family

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Waqar Jan

Aug 16, 2014 10:28am

Lol. Its an open secret

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Syed

Aug 16, 2014 10:54am

What else to expect from this govt. Forget the commission and join the long march and islamabad. go nawaz go.

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Aurang

Aug 16, 2014 11:25am

The reports findings will be used to blackmail Police officials but never made public or to the court for charges.. Look Gullo But is released on bail by honourable High Court in Lahore!!!!!

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Jawad

Aug 16, 2014 12:23pm

Probably CM has to do some editing.

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Muhammed Ali

Aug 16, 2014 03:06pm

A few lower grade police will be made scapegoats and handsomely rewarded...the people at the top never have and never will be touched...what a shame and sham.

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Insaf

Aug 16, 2014 05:54pm

It is the moral rather a legal duty of the government to reveal the findings of the report as there is not any freedom of information legislation in the constitution which could have bound the government to disclose the secret document which these government official thought were most likely to create a law and order situation----Our constitution has not yet been tailored to meet up the complex issues attached to the accountability and fair governance.

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