Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Saturday said that they were willing to issue their sworn statements in regards to the Model Town incident and clear any misunderstandings. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah also said that he was willing to state under oath that the Model Town tragedy was not preplanned.
"A JIT was formed with civil and military official and we recorded our statements under oath that the tragedy was an incident and did not occur due to any prior planning," said the law minister. Sanaullah added that Pakistan Awami Tehreek workers and their chief, Tahirul Qadri, were equally responsible as Qadri had also incited the workers to clash with police personnel.
Referring to reports that he had met PAT leader Khurram Nawaz Gandapur on multiple occasions, the minister confirmed and said he had met the PAT representative in 2015 and 2016.
He further said the provincial government has always tried to engage PAT and has asked the party to let the matter reach its logical conclusion according to the law.
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