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my house and the message was received by my children. Then I rushed to 70-
Clifton and from there to the hospital.
Q: When did you reach the hospital?
A: I don't remember the precise time, it must have been about 10 pm. The
area was heavily cordoned off by the police and three rangers and I reached
the hospital pretending myself as a patient. At the hospital I met Ehsan
Bhatti, a member of the central committee of the party, and he was with his
daughter.
Q: What did Mr Bhatti told you about the incident?
A: I was informed that a police party had attacked the motor cavalcade and
being legally minded persons, we should look for an eyewitness to the
incident and lodge a report with the police. We found Noor Mohammad
there who was with Murtaza at the public meeting. He was at 71-Clifton,
which is used as an office.
Q: Did you go to the police station?
A: We took Noor Mohammad and went to Clifton police station to lodge the
report but the police refused to entertain our complaint, saying that they have
no instructions from their seniors.
Q: Then what did you do?
A: I went back home and Ehsan Bhatti also went home which was located
behind the DIG's House in Clifton, where the incident had occurred. Later, a
telegram was sent to the chief justice of Pakistan about the denial of the right
to lodge an FIR.
Q: On the next morning did you go to see the place of the incident?
A: Yes. But there were no signs of what had happened during the last few
hours. Everything was cleaned up and there were no motor vehicles around
the place.
Q: Were you ever jailed?
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