Murtaza Bhutto

Q: Can you tell us why the entire administrative set-up was concentrating on
Mir Murtaza, leaving aside the other injured and the dead in the incident,
except the arrival of the then prime minister, removal of Murtaza's body to
70-Clifton and the departure of helicopters to Larkana and a little effort for
Ashiq Hussain Jatoi. Was it possible that the bodies could not be located?
A: Maybe, such impression was formed.
Q: Was that a false impression?
A: I don't say that a false impression was created.
Q: You are saying everything was obvious, but why don't you say what was
obvious. Was there any enemy who could take away the bodies
mysteriously?
A: I didn't contact the DC to know where the bodies were because he had
himself taken note of.
Q: Did you visit the scene of the incident?
A: No, because the DC had already visited the site.
Q: When you were there, why didn't you keep your eyes and ears open to see
things which were very obvious, such as noting down the numbers of
vehicles, and there were seven SDMs performing minor duties such as
providing blood, arranging for the helicopter, making efforts for search of
bodies, installing direct phone etc.
A: We were doing what the DC had asked us to do.
Q: What else you did on the scene of the incident?
A: I sent for some children from the nearby Madressah for reciting from the
Holy Quran on the directives of the then prime minister. I also arranged for
ice slabs and the ambulance to take the body from the hospital to 70-Clifton.
Q: What was the situation like at the Clifton helipad at the time of taking the
body of Mir Murtaza to Larkana?
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