Report says 92 civilians among dead, no woman included
ISLAMABAD: The report of a commission that probed the operation in Lal Masjid has verified from reports, claims, witnesses and media reports that 103 people were killed in the operation.
The report by the one-man commission of Federal Shariat Court’s Justice Shahzado Shaikh was made public on the directives of the Supreme Court on Saturday.
The commission worked on eight terms of reference, including how many persons, if any, male or female, civilian or law enforcement agencies’ personnel, lost their lives in the Jamia Hafsa-Lal Masjid operation.
The commission’s 304-page report is comprehensive document, which stated that of the 103 persons killed, 92 were civilians and 11 belonged to the armed forces of Pakistan.
Among the 92 civilian casualties, 76 were traced/identified, whereas 16 bodies remained unidentified. It verified that no other claim of any killing could be brought in front of the commission. On page 142 of the report, it is verified that 103 persons died in the operation and no woman was killed.
It said that the number of persons died in the incident of Jamia Hafsa remained a mystery. During the proceedings before the Supreme Court of Pakistan from July 8, 2007 to December 4, 2012, different reports were submitted regarding the number of casualties.
The commission on this account summoned the record of the deceased from all government departments and agencies, verified claims and statements from volunteers. The task before the commission was to analyse these reports and verify claims and reports.
Re: Commission report**no women included*103 killed in Lal Masjid,
It is very simple
Commission said that no woman is killed '
One was mother of famous 'Burqa posh'
They summoned Musharraf but didn't wait .
It is very easily manageable too stop the poor victims .
Re: Commission report**no women included*103 killed in Lal Masjid,
But wasn't this commission set up precisely to do the "audit"?!
Just because we don't like the results of the audit, it doesn't mean the audit was bad.
My personal view is that even if some women were killed then they deserved it. They were as hardcore militants as their fellow male counterparts.
Re: Commission report**no women included*103 killed in Lal Masjid,
The problem is every opposite view seems negative to us. Its matter of conflicting views. There were footages of people being killed and the authorities crying with crocodiles tears on this issue. My only concern is why should we accept this report as a neutral one? Why should we rely on authorities, who could not come up with any tangible report on missing persons in incidents like Laal Masjid and similar issues?
Re: Commission report**no women included*103 killed in Lal Masjid,
The problem is every opposite view seems negative to us. Its matter of conflicting views. There were footages of people being killed and the authorities crying with crocodiles tears on this issue. My only concern is why should we accept this report as a neutral one? Why should we rely on authorities, who could not come up with any tangible report on missing persons in incidents like Laal Masjid and similar issues?
why do we believe in opposite ? just because it seems more dramatic or it just because its coming with someone reciting Quran in the back ground.
