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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Nawaz demands judicial probe on Abbottabad operation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has termed the Abbottabad operation, carried out by the US, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden, failure of the country’s intelligence agencies, and demanded the government to constitute a judicial commission to investigate into the incident.
Addressing a press conference following party’s meeting here on Wednesday, Nawaz rejected the government’s internal military probe and said judicial commission be given a 21-day timeframe to complete investigation and the facts be made public after the probe.
“We completely reject the prime minister’s committee. It is powerless and cannot investigate the matter in depth,” he told newsmen.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday announced that a lieutenant general would head an inquiry “to get to the bottom of how, when and why” bin Laden had been hiding in the garrison town. Sharif called for the government to establish a revised commission within three days headed by the country’s top judge and not the military.
“This commission should ascertain the full facts of Osama bin Laden’s presence and the American operation in Pakistan,” he said. “The world is raising fingers on Pakistan after the incident,” the PML-N leader said and added that armed forces had not given satisfactory answer. agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk