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the integrity of Dr Karim Siddiqui and Dr Tariq Mirza, all of you have not
told the whole truth.
Q: Did you talk about the weapons used in firing at Sial's foot at the meeting
of the board?
A: Different firearms were discussed. The use of revolver was also discussed
having been used for firing at the left foot of Sial. The use of helicopter was
not at all discussed and before the release of the official report I have not
talked about the deliberations to the Press.
Q: Did you inform the Press that the bullet was fired from a revolver?
A: I don't remember, but I might not have spoken to the Press. I have not
stated to the Press that Mir Murtaza's men did not carry any revolver or that
the firing was from a helicopter. I have also not said that it was fired from a
revolver. To my mind, it was a 2.8 pistol which had been used. I didn't know
what arms were recovered from Murtaza's men.
On a question from Manzoor Bhutta, counsel: Did Sial tell you when he
appeared before the board for examination of his foot that he was involved
by some important people who have now abandoned him. Now, I want to
disclose their names?
A: No.
Earlier, Sarfaraz Ahmad, a reporter of daily Dawn, appeared as a witness, on
an application filed by Counsel Karim Khan Agha, asking him to name the
member of the medical board who had given him information about the type
of injury which inspector Sial had suffered. The reporter submitted a
statement that he may kindly be excused from answering questions requiring
him to disclose the identity of the person
rom whom he received the information forming the basis of the report which
appeared in Dawn of Sept 27.
He gave the following reasons:
1. The duty to protect the confidentiality of his source of information is an
integral part of journalists' ethics observed and respected all over the world.
Our profession requires us to protect the anonymity of source;
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