Mush house proximity terrorises Chak Shahzad
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
ISLAMABAD: Declaring Pervez Musharraf’s Chak Shahzad farmhouse a sub-jail might have some relief for the former president but not for the people residing nearby, as the explosives-laden vehicle found there on Tuesday has sent shockwaves through the locals.
The residents have demanded the authorities concerned to shift Musharraf to Adiala Jail or elsewhere instead of keeping him in the farmhouse, as they are not satisfied with the security arrangements.
Tariq Mahmood, a resident of Shahzad Town, located next to the farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, told The Spokesman, “The area was safe and sound before the sub-jail announcement for the farmhouse. But now the place has become a security threat, as Tuesday’s explosives-laden vehicle has shocked us all.”
Talking to The Spokesman, Naeem Ahmad, another resident of the area, said, “The police as well as the capital administration has failed to provide security to the citizens; Tuesday’s incident is a good example of poor security arrangements.” The police seem satisfied after defusing the bomb, but the question needing the answer is that how the vehicle reached the area in the presence of hundreds of guards and security officials.
“The police deployed more of its officials and pickets in the area to hide their failure after the incident, but this is not the solution as Pervez Musharraf has to be shifted to Adiala Jail to save the citizens from risk because such incident can also occur in future while the capital police and administration has no plans for that,” said Naeem.
Residents were also directly affected in the investigation after the incident. Haji Jamal Akbar, a resident of a slum located in front of the farmhouse, said that since the incident occurred, the capital police instead of taking the investigation into a right way, rushed into the slums and started checking various houses as well as people for nothing, which at one hand made them leave empty handed as well as irked the residents. “Police followed its traditional way of investigation by raiding the slum like it always do after such incidents,” he added.
A senior police official while requesting anonymity revealed the way the explosives were planted into the vehicle and it easily reached the destination it seems that the whole ‘scenario was fully planned’. “It is not militants’ method to detonate explosive with remote control device, especially in cities. They usually send suicide bombers for such high profile targets,” he added.
He further said that declaring a building as sub jail in a residential area was never a piece of cake for the security agencies but due to the pressure from the army, the capital administration has to take the bitter pill by detaining him in his own farmhouse which is far more facilitated than Adiala Jail.
Shahzad Town Police Station SHO Sajjad Bukhari, when contacted, said that the vehicle is still in police custody and the situation is under their control. “The Police though have not found any clue of the person who parked the vehicle outside of the farmhouse but the chassis number as well as the registration number of the vehicle to trace its owner, which will guide the police to reach the main culprit. On the other hand, SSP (City) Yaseen Farooq was not available when The Spokesman tried to contact him. However his staff said that he was attending a case in the Supreme Court with the Inspector General of Islamabad Police Bani Amin Khan.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has also distanced itself from the said incident. TTP spokesperson Ihsanullah Ihsan in an email to media said, “Taliban deny any involvement in the media claims that some amount of explosive is found near Musharraf house in Chak Shahzad area; TTP will prove itself by action very soon.”
On Tuesday, a car having registration number QM-749 and laden with explosives was seized near the farmhouse of Pervez Musharraf in Chakk Shahzad, which was later defused by bomb disposal squad. According to police details, the explosives were weighted 40 kilograms while detonators, time device and remote control were also attached with the explosives.
The residents have demanded the authorities concerned to shift Musharraf to Adiala Jail or elsewhere instead of keeping him in the farmhouse, as they are not satisfied with the security arrangements.
Tariq Mahmood, a resident of Shahzad Town, located next to the farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, told The Spokesman, “The area was safe and sound before the sub-jail announcement for the farmhouse. But now the place has become a security threat, as Tuesday’s explosives-laden vehicle has shocked us all.”
Talking to The Spokesman, Naeem Ahmad, another resident of the area, said, “The police as well as the capital administration has failed to provide security to the citizens; Tuesday’s incident is a good example of poor security arrangements.” The police seem satisfied after defusing the bomb, but the question needing the answer is that how the vehicle reached the area in the presence of hundreds of guards and security officials.
“The police deployed more of its officials and pickets in the area to hide their failure after the incident, but this is not the solution as Pervez Musharraf has to be shifted to Adiala Jail to save the citizens from risk because such incident can also occur in future while the capital police and administration has no plans for that,” said Naeem.
Residents were also directly affected in the investigation after the incident. Haji Jamal Akbar, a resident of a slum located in front of the farmhouse, said that since the incident occurred, the capital police instead of taking the investigation into a right way, rushed into the slums and started checking various houses as well as people for nothing, which at one hand made them leave empty handed as well as irked the residents. “Police followed its traditional way of investigation by raiding the slum like it always do after such incidents,” he added.
A senior police official while requesting anonymity revealed the way the explosives were planted into the vehicle and it easily reached the destination it seems that the whole ‘scenario was fully planned’. “It is not militants’ method to detonate explosive with remote control device, especially in cities. They usually send suicide bombers for such high profile targets,” he added.
He further said that declaring a building as sub jail in a residential area was never a piece of cake for the security agencies but due to the pressure from the army, the capital administration has to take the bitter pill by detaining him in his own farmhouse which is far more facilitated than Adiala Jail.
Shahzad Town Police Station SHO Sajjad Bukhari, when contacted, said that the vehicle is still in police custody and the situation is under their control. “The Police though have not found any clue of the person who parked the vehicle outside of the farmhouse but the chassis number as well as the registration number of the vehicle to trace its owner, which will guide the police to reach the main culprit. On the other hand, SSP (City) Yaseen Farooq was not available when The Spokesman tried to contact him. However his staff said that he was attending a case in the Supreme Court with the Inspector General of Islamabad Police Bani Amin Khan.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has also distanced itself from the said incident. TTP spokesperson Ihsanullah Ihsan in an email to media said, “Taliban deny any involvement in the media claims that some amount of explosive is found near Musharraf house in Chak Shahzad area; TTP will prove itself by action very soon.”
On Tuesday, a car having registration number QM-749 and laden with explosives was seized near the farmhouse of Pervez Musharraf in Chakk Shahzad, which was later defused by bomb disposal squad. According to police details, the explosives were weighted 40 kilograms while detonators, time device and remote control were also attached with the explosives.
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