Murtaza Bhutto

Q: When you went to the place of incident at 9:25 pm, you saw no police cars
present there. You were there and you must have made an observation?
A: I don't recollect having seen any police cars; they might have been
involved in the encounter or shifted from the scene.
Tribunal: You may be absolutely correct but this is unbelievable.
Q: We will put it crudely that, suppose you were involved and your relations
were involved. Would you say the same thing that you were not there and
you have not seen?
A: I don't know whether those 2-3 police officers who were there were
investigating the incident.
Q: Who was looking after Mir Murtaza?
A: A doctor and few attendants, and Dr Ghaffar Jatoi must have reached
there after about 10 minutes.
Q: What was the condition of Mir Murtaza?
A: He was not lying peacefully. Drips were attached, he was in Shalwar-
Kamiz, gasping for breath and oxygen was being given to him through the
mouth and nose, when it was removed by the medical attendants.
Dr Ghaffar Jatoi was giving directions for the supplies and specialists. We
arranged for blood, a cardiac surgeon, a general surgeon, and an anaesthetist.
A thoracic surgeon was already there.
Q: When was Mir Murtaza pronounced dead?
A: At 11:55 pm.
Q: Was it considered necessary to shift him to JPMC?
A: I did not, the doctors were already attending the patient.
Q: Why there was delay in locating Ashiq Jatoi's body?
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