Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Punjab government to submit an appeal against the verdict handed down by a special anti-terrorism court acquitting all suspects in the Sahiwal encounter case, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday.
In a post shared on Twitter, Dr Awan said the premier had also instructed the authorities to investigate weaknesses and shortfalls in the case presented by the complainant pleading the case. On Thursday, the ATC in question had acquitted all six personnel of the Counter Terrorism Department of the charge of killing four persons in an alleged encounter earlier this year.
In a subsequent tweet, the special assistant to the premier said that the whole country had seen the video of the parents being shot in front of their children.
“The government is committed to providing justice to [these] innocent children.
In January, Mohammad Khalil, his wife and their four children were travelling in a car, with their neighbour Zeeshan behind the steering wheel, when CTD personnel intercepted the vehicle and opened fire on them.
