What happened in the Faizabad Inquiry Commission? The details came out

ISLAMABAD: The report on the Faizabad Inquiry Commission has come out in which it has been stated that the biggest challenge faced by the Commission was access to records.

The report stated that initially the commission was facing administrative problems like acquiring funds and office, the secretaries of the interior ministries were hesitating to provide the records, the interior secretary and the IG Punjab were also asked to provide the records, but the information ministry said. And get information from records provided by IB.

Accordingly, it is learned from the record that a high-level meeting was held in November 2017 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, in which two steps were decided, the first decision was to resume negotiations to resolve the issue, it was decided that Faiz Hameed should cooperate with the Ministry of Interior. will negotiate with and DG Rangers will generally command.

According to the report, there was an impression that the Faizabad sit-in was to destabilize the PML-N government, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan Iqbal, Zahid Hamid and Shahbaz Sharif are among the victims and these people resigned.

According to the details, the then DGIB Aftab Sultan also expressed ignorance, the commission sent a questionnaire to Faiz Hameed and he also answered, he was asked if any state agency was involved behind the sit-in. He replied that there is no evidence of involvement of state institutions behind the sit-in.

Clean chit to Faiz Hameed

Faizabad Dharna Inquiry Commission report to former DGIS Faiz Hameed Clean chit was given. The report of the commission consists of 149 pages. The commission was set up in the light of the directions of the Supreme Court which carefully examined the motivations behind the sit-in and made recommendations.

The report highlighted the role of Islamabad Police, Interior Ministry, Punjab Government, ISI and IB. It also details the issues related to the then Law Minister Zahid Hamid.

According to the report, Faiz Hameed as Major General DG (C) ISI was supposed to sign the agreement, the then DG ISI and the Army Chief had given formal permission to Faiz Hameed for the agreement.

The report of the Faizabad Dharna Inquiry Commission said that Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan also agreed on Faiz Hameed’s signature.

Implementation of the National Action Plan should be ensured

In the recommendations given by the commission in its report, the commission has emphasized on ensuring the implementation of all the points of the National Action Plan, the recommendations of the commission have also covered the weaknesses in the command and control system of the police.

Lessons must be learned from the situation

The report states that the policy makers must learn from the Faizabad sit-in. Due to the flaws in the government policy, events like the Faizabad sit-in are fueled. Instead of stopping the TLP march in Lahore, the Punjab government went to Islamabad. Allowed.

Due to the lack of communication between the police in the twin cities, several deaths and hundreds of people were injured, the federal government hired the ISI to access the leadership of the protesters, on November 25, 2017, an agreement was signed with the agency, which dispersed the protesters.

Threats were made on social media

According to the report, military officers, Nawaz Sharif and ministers were threatened on social media during the sit-in, the government failed to take action against social media propaganda, Shahbaz Sharif was the Chief Minister of Punjab during the Faizabad sit-in.

Interference affects the reputation of the institution

The commission report states that the country’s leadership at that time did not blame any institution or official. The intervention of the army or agency in a civilian matter seriously affects the reputation of the institution. The army is involved in public affairs to avoid criticism. should not be.

The state should not compromise on the rule of law

The handling of public affairs is the responsibility of the IB and the Civil Administration. The Punjab government has been negligent and weak, which has led to bloodshed. Peace must be a strategic goal to end faith-based violence. And do not compromise on the rule of law.

Police officers should be posted in difficult areas

The commission has suggested that police officers should be posted in difficult areas before being posted in Islamabad. Public order is the responsibility of the government and other sectors should avoid interference. Zero tolerance policy is mandatory to deal with violent extremism. .

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