Dawn<\/em> that the three-member commission had summoned Mr Nawaz along with former Islamabad police chief Sultan Azam Temuri and former Rawalpindi division commissioner Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary.<\/p>\nMr Nawaz has cited his engagements in the Federal Public Service Commission interviews for not being able to appear before the commission.<\/p>\n
Mr Temuri and Mr Chaudhary appeared bef\u00ado\u00adre the commission at its office in the Interior Ministry on Tuesday, the sources said, adding that their statements were recorded.<\/p>\n
Former IGP Temuri told the commission that he was appointed the capital\u2019s police chief on December 8, 2017, while the TLP sit-in started on October 24 and ended on November 27 that year. During that period, he was the Gujranwala regional police officer.<\/p>\n
He said that cases registered in connection with the sit-in were followed by the police under the government\u2019s directives, keeping in view its agreement with TLP.<\/p>\n
Mr Temuri recommended the formation of a dedicated anti-riot force to deal with sit-ins.<\/p>\n
Besides, a contingency plan, SOPs and prior preparation should be done to deal with such demonstrations.<\/p>\n
The commission also asked about the preparations in place to deal with the sit-in and the actions taken, the sources said.<\/p>\n
Mr Temuri was questioned about the failure to intercept the protesters on their way to Islamabad and those who facilitated the TLP for the sit-in.<\/p>\n
After recording statements of the two former officials, the commission adjourned the proceedings till Wednesday (today) when former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is due to appear.<\/p>\n
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