Model Town tragedy: report exposes government's conspiracy against PAT: PTI leader

PTI senior leader and MNA Shafqat Mahmood has said that the report on Model Town tragedy has exposed the conspiracy of restricting the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)'s workers with brutal force. While addressing at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said Justice Ali Baqar Najfi's report has exposed the Punjab government's intensions. The report includes all the reports given by the concerned departments.
He accused the government of using a pretext of removal of barriers (by the PAT workers) for use of brutal force against the protestors. "The report states that police deliberately fired gunshots at the protestors. Thus, the government desired to kill people. As per ISI report, no gunshots were fired from Dr Qadri's house," he added.
He accused Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif of lying in his affidavit and added that the incident took place near the house of CM and hence a question arises that why his (the CM) orders were not followed. He claimed since both the CM and his Law minister were responsible for the tragedy and they refused to make the report public.
He also claimed that the orders of opening fire on the protestors were carried out on the direction of CM. He held Shehbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah responsible for the killings at Model Town and demanded that the CM should resign immediately. He further demanded that criminal proceedings should be initiated against the two culprits. "We will continue to support Dr Qadri and his party, and they will announce their future line of action after the PAT's decision on the matter," he added.