Murtaza Bhutto

A: During the unrest in Karachi, we received a large numbers of such cases.
Police and civilians were brought to the hospital for treatment. Earlier, the
three-member tribunal comprising Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Justice
Amanullah Abbasi and Justice Dr Ghous Mohammad, heard the evidence of
five traffic policemen who were on duty at the traffic kiosk, on the fateful
night when eight people were killed and six others were injured in police
firing and only two from the police were hurt. The policemen were ASI
Mushtaq Ahmed, 32, head constable Zulfiwar Ali, 40, constable Munir
Ahmed, 25, constable Mohammad Akram, 30 and head constable Mohammad
Nazir, 35. These witnesses were called on the request of Khawaja Sharful
Islam, counsel for the then SSP Wajid Ali Durrani. ASI Mushtaq Ahmed, HC
Zulfiqar, HC Mohammad Nazir confirmed that the SSP Durrani who was in
charge of the operation was seen inside the traffic police kiosk.
About others who were unaware of the presence of senior police officers like
Durrani, the tribunal chairman observed that they all should be chargesheeted
for inefficiency and removed because either they were ignorant of
their duties or not telling the whole truth, to which Justice Dr Ghous
Mohammad said none will be left in the police force. It is a small place where
the presence of SSP was not felt and their vehicles were parked outside. One
of the witness was not aware whether the lights on the main roads were on or
off.
The tribunal was adjourned after examination of six witness for more than
three hours to re-assemble on Saturday, at 11:30 am when Ms Benazir Bhutto
is likely to appear, in the new SC building.
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