ISLAMABAD, April 20: The Lal Masjid commission has given a clean chit to the military leadership, but held former president retired General Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and their political allies responsible for the 2007 operation.

Justice Shehzada Sheikh of the Federal Shariat Court, head of the commission, has recommended in his report that those responsible should have murder cases registered against them. He also suggested that the former rulers should be forced to pay compensation to the aggrieved families.

The report, submitted to the Supreme Court on March 22 this year, stated that after six years it was not easy to condone the lack of accountability of public position-holders.