Urges KP govt to immediately probe the tragic incident to bring responsible to book
Vows PTI won’t allow any operation, firing on peaceful protestors
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Core Committee strongly condemned the use of violence and firing on peaceful marchers in Bannu, resulting in the loss of innocent lives and injuries to many, and urged the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to conduct an immediate, thorough and transparent probe into the unfortunate incident to bring those responsible to justice.
PTI Core Committee, in its emergency meeting here on Friday, said that the violent incidents in Bannu during the peaceful protest organized by all political parties and civil society organizations were a cause of great concerns for the people of the country, especially KP.
The forum underlined that the gravity of the situation could be judged that reportedly, at least five people were martyred and several others sustained serious injuries as a result of direct firing by the government and state institutions on the participants in the peace march.
PTI Core Committee vehemently denounced the incidents of firing on the participants of peace march and directed the provincial government to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation.
They expressed deep sympathy to the affected families and assured that PTI would not support any policy contradictory to the rights of the people.
The participants expressed alarm that keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, there was also a fear that the protest could spread across the country and the situation might go out of the control.
Therefore, PTI Core Committee pressed the need that in order to avoid any kind of chaos and anarchy, it was essential to ascertain and address the root causes of this violence forthwith, adding that It was crucial to address the situation promptly and ensure that those responsible were brought to justice.
They stated that all political parties of KP were on one page to rein in the monster of terrorism but no permission could be given to launch new military operation under the guise of terrorism and firing on peaceful citizens.
PTI Core Committee urged the provincial government to take swift actions to bring normalcy and compensate the victims’ families as well as ensure provision of best health facilities to the injured persons.
