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| Model Town mayhem: Opp takes govt to task, law minister remains adamant |
| 2014-06-18 |
| [Pak Daily Times] LAHORE: Opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday took the government to task over killing of several people during a clash with the police in Model Town while Law Minister Rana Sanaullah adamantly announced that such police actions would continue in future as the government would not allow anyone to establish any "no-go area" anywhere in the province. General discussion on 2014-15 budget was in progress on Tuesday when the news about brutal attack of police on the residence of Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri in Model Town reached there, prompting the opposition to burst into severe protest. On a point of order, Opposition Leader Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed said that security situation of the entire province had become sensitive after eight innocent citizens were killed and over 60 others were maimed as a result of straight fire from the police. He said that riots have erupted across the province after the incident. He demanded the law minister to inform the House about facts of the incident. The law minister was not present in the House at that time so the speaker, gauging the sensitivity of the issue, assured the House that he would call the law minister to attend the session and reply to concerns exhibited by members. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... Labour and Human Resource Minister Raja Ishfaq Sarwar stood on his seat and said that the government was not denying the facts and that it was not interested in resolving the issue either. When the opposition heard these remarks that the government was not going to resolve the issue, they resorted to sloganeering against the government and police. However, it's easy to be generous with someone else's money... the law minister joined the session at that point of time and informed the House that the police took action against PAT members in order to remove barriers installed or erected outside Dr Qadri's residence. He said that they had received intelligence reports that suspicious activities were going on there and that oath on the Holy Koran was being taken from workers according to a text statement that, he said, was against the state of Pakistain. He further said that the government would not allow anyone to establish any "no-go area" anywhere in the province and that the government would take action against any such moves across the province. He gave assurance to the House that the government would hold a judicial inquiry into the incident and would also take serious action against the culprits. He said that the government had actual footage of the incident where armed people opened fire and took anti-state oath on the Holy Koran and that the government would present it to the nation very soon. He alleged that Dr Qadri had no services for democracy in Pakistain but that the PAT chief was instrumental only in spreading anarchy; therefore, he could not be tolerated. He made it clear that the government would launch action against the people, who would establish no-go areas anywhere in the province. |
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