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Q: If the pressmen were not allowed 150 yards, there would have been
difficulty for the cameramen to take pictures of the injured and dead lying
around the area?
A: I presume, yes. Such picture could have been taken. I may add I did not
stop any reporter or cameraman from taking pictures. Later, at 10:20 pm, I
met the pressmen at the Mid-East Hospital and there were no complaints
from them.
Question from K. M. A. Samdani, counsel for the DIG Karachi and two ASPs:
ASP Darakshahan, Rao Tahir was given additional charge of the sub-division
when DSP Islam went on leave for four days from Sept 19. Did you approve
the selection of the check-post made by Rao Tahir, what about the other
policemen?
A: I left it at the discretion of ASP Rao Tahir about the picket.
AAG Latif Abdul Ansari: Were any of the persons, including police, had
walkies-talkies. Were they connected with the central police offices?
A: ASP Rao Tahir can answer that question.
Q: Were there mobile phones in use at that time?
A: Generally yes, wider range, I can't say about all or how many of them had
such phones.
Q: Were all the messages transmitted through the system recorded?
A: Conversation between the district central and Karachi control were
recorded, and it was preserved for a reasonable period.
AAG Ansari: Did you shout at any time during the operations: "stop firing",
"stop firing"?
A: I said in Urdu at the time when massive firing started at the scene of the
incident, which I could heard from a traffic kiosk, near Doo Talwar, saying
"firing bund karo", "firing band karo" and at that time there were no other
police officers, as only traffic cops were coming in and going out.
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