Wafaqal Madaris Chief Administrator Qari Hanif Julandhri told a press conference on Saturday that a constitutional application had been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) against the “extra-judicial killings” in the Lal Masjid operation. The petition was filed against President Pervez Musharraf, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao, the Rawalpindi corps commander, chief commissioner, inspector general and deputy commissioner. It requested the SC to order registration of a first information report (FIR) against them. The SC will hear the case on August 9. Julandhri said that according to the constitutional application, a large number of men, women and children were killed in the operation, which was “extra-judicial murder”, and that the government had no right to kill, according to the Constitution. The application stated that Jamia Hafsa was demolished to “remove evidence of murder” of the people in there. The petitioner requested the court to issue orders to safeguard the debris of Jamia Hafza till the completion of an investigation. The petition also requested that Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa students who had surrendered be released immediately, and asked the court to take action against the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.