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Q: Who controls the Rangers?
A: The Rangers are controlled by the Interior Division of the Interior Ministry
and a director-general of Rangers is heading them in Sindh, with
headquarters in Karachi.
The districts of Karachi are being headed by commandants, and sometime
one commandant heads two districts.
Q: Had there been any vehicles of the Rangers in the Clifton area on the scene
of the incident?
A: No.
Q: Since when do you know Gen. Naseerullah Babar?
A: I know him since 1989 when he was the special assistant to the Prime
Minister and I was in the FIA working as director of economics wing.
Khwaja Sharful Islam, counsel for SSP South Wajid Ali Durrani, now under
suspension cross-examined the witness next.
Q: Did you submit your comments before the High Court on a petition of Ms
Ghinwa and Ms Badrunnisa?
A: I was not the respondent in the petition. The SHO of Clifton was the
respondent. I did not submit or sign the comments. The SHO of Clifton had
submitted the comments through the office of the IGP.
The DIG Police was shown a copy of the comments and at the end of page
three, it was signed "for the DIG Police". It was signed by one of his staff
officers.
Q: Was that signed under your instructions?
A: In this particular case, I was not shown the copy. Normally, any document
signed on behalf of the DIG is under my instructions. I had neither seen the
comments, nor had authorised anybody to sign it.
Q: You are incorrectly saying you were not consulted on these comments?
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