The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday released the judicial commission report on the Quetta Civil Hospital carnage and recommended that the National Action Plan be implemented immediately.

The report also recommends taking action against banned organisations.

An inquiry commission, formed by the apex court under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution, issued its detailed report on the incident which took 56 days to draft.

The inquiry commission added that strict action should be taken against those broadcasting statements of banned organisations and terrorists.

Referring to compensation for the next of kin of the victims, the report suggested an early disbursement of the amount earmarked as compensation for the legal heirs.

The one member inquiry commission, further suggested that for public awareness lists should be made both in English and Urdu of terrorist organisations and their members.

It added that information regarding terrorists must be uploaded on websites of the interior ministry, NACTA and the information ministry.

Referring to post-investigative procedures, the report also stated that forensic tools were not being used to aid in tracing the perpetrators of terrorist attacks, and rudimentary methodologies to examine crime scenes have not been developed or standardised.

On August 8, a suicide bomber targeted the emergency services ward at Quetta’s Civil Hospital, killing at least 74 people and leaving scores injured.

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), had claimed responsibility for the bombing which occurred at the gates of the building housing the emergency ward.