{"id":30383,"date":"2023-12-01T12:58:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/interior-minister-not-in-favour-of-summoning-ex-army-officers-in-faizabad-sit-in-probe\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:58:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:58:05","slug":"interior-minister-not-in-favour-of-summoning-ex-army-officers-in-faizabad-sit-in-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/interior-minister-not-in-favour-of-summoning-ex-army-officers-in-faizabad-sit-in-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior minister not in favour of summoning ex-army officers in Faizabad sit-in probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti believes summoning former army chief (retd) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (retd) General Faiz Hameed for investigation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1373274\">2017 Faizabad sit-in<\/a> case would not be beneficial for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving forward is always in the interest of Pakistan,\u201d he said during an interview on <em>Dawn News<\/em> show \u2018Doosra Rukh\u2019 which will be aired later today.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government had on Nov 15 formed a fresh commission to probe the Faizabad sit-in and issued a notification of the same, which was then submitted before a Supreme Court bench hearing appeals against its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1462170\">2019 verdict<\/a> in the case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1789510\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa had said the commission was empowered to call anyone for investigation and no one would be exempt.<\/p>\n<p>According to the notification issued by the government, the commission has been tasked with probing the various aspects of the Faizabad sit-in, including the role of intelligence agencies\u2019 officials. It will submit its findings in a report to the federal government within two months.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the commission has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1793153\">summo\u00adned<\/a> former Punjab and Islamabad police chiefs Arif Nawaz and Sultan Azam Temuri, respectively, former Rawalpindi division commissioner Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary, ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal. Neither Bajwa nor Faiz have been summoned by the panel as yet.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview with <em>Dawn News<\/em>, Bugti was asked if the ex-army officers should be summoned by the commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the court\u2019s job and a commission has been formed so it isn\u2019t appropriate to comment on that. In my opinion, moving forward has always been beneficial for us,\u201d the caretaker minister said.<\/p>\n<p>On being asked if he would facilitate the commission in summoning the former military men, Bugti said: \u201cWhy would they ask us to facilitate? If they [Faiz and Bajwa] are called, they would appear [before the commission] themselves, they are citizens of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut how beneficial this is for Pakistan or not is a big question mark,\u201d he said, adding that in his opinion this won\u2019t be favourable for the country.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"78pc-rise-in-terrorism-in-last-eight-months\" href=\"#78pc-rise-in-terrorism-in-last-eight-months\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>78pc rise in terrorism in last eight months<\/h2>\n<p>Talking about the overall law and order situation in the country, Bugti said there had been a 78 per cent increase in terrorism across Pakistan in the last eight months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe face a big challenge from the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch separatists and this challenge has always been present,\u201d he stated, pointing out that the same was not a new phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said it was unfortunate that the country moved towards a policy of appeasement. \u201cThere is a lack of consistency because of which insurgents regroup [\u2026] we get lenient which enables them to re-strengthen and then attack us,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Bugti said that there were security threats even today but added that this was a challenge that needed to be dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about security for the upcoming elections, he said the defence ministry was better equipped to answer the question. \u201cBut the paramilitary forces under the interior ministry would remain available at the disposal of the Election Commission of Pakistan,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>On the events of May 9, when violent protests erupted across Pakistan after PTI Chairman Imran Khan was arrested, Bugti said the event was a \u201cconspiracy against the army\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also clarified that the caretakers had no role in \u201cremoving Imran Khan from the post of PTI chairman\u201d. Imran, who is currently incarcerated in Adiala jail, has decided to not contest intra-party polls scheduled for tomorrow and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1793565\">nominated<\/a> Barrister Gohar Khan in his stead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti believes summoning former army chief (retd) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (retd) General Faiz Hameed for investigation in the 2017 Faizabad sit-in case would not be beneficial for the country. \u201cMoving forward is always in the interest of Pakistan,\u201d he said during an interview 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