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Q: Were all the policemen equipped with automatic and semi-automatic
weapons?
A: Yes. Q: Was there any chance of armed conflict between the two parties,
because both were armed with sophisticated arms?
A: There was a very remote chance, because in the past four such encounters
had taken place and the guards behaved and did not resort to firing at any
time in the presence of their boss.
Q: Did you know how many guards were carrying weapons of what types
and how many police stations were on the way to Surjani Town?
A: There were about 12 to 15 guards travelling with Murtaza and had a
mixture of automatic and semi- automatic weapons. Such numbers of guards
usually travelled with him. There are about three to four police stations
between Clifton and Surjani Town.
Q: Did you ask them to inform you from their areas when the vehicles passed
by or how did you get information about their movements?
A: ASP Saddar had directed the police stations for information.
Q: Did you ask any police to inform you?
A: I did not. I could get information from control. ASP Saddar informed me
when the party had left Surjani Town.
Q: You had no information whether Murtaza was travelling in the first or
second vehicle?
A: No. We were expecting him to be in the first vehicle. He was in his own
Pajero but was in the second vehicle in the cavalcade.
Q: Did you cover the meeting and was there any surveillance?
A: We did not deploy more people, fearing the plan may be leaked out.
Q: Was there any necessity to deploy APC?
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