‘Agencies bad, police good in Gilgit’

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Friday, September 01, 2006 E-Mail this article to a friend Printer Friendly Version

‘Agencies bad, police good in Gilgit’

By Ibrahim Shahid

Gilgit: The newly elected secretary general of the Import and Export Association of the Northern Areas (IEANA) has criticised the role of intelligence agencies in the Northern Areas, saying that they do not intend to restore peace in the region, but to make money. Referring to a recent sectarian crisis in which hundreds of people were killed, IEANA General Secretary Tariq Mir, a former district council member, said Special Branch and CID officials had failed to solve the mysterious killings and this showed their ineffectiveness and non-commitment to their job. "How can they have all the information about trade with China, but be completely ignorant about the murders in this area?" he questioned. He urged the federal government to take action regarding this situation. Mir appreciated the performance of the police and said that the inspector general of police (IG) had done good work to restore calm in the otherwise restive Northern Areas.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\09\01\story_1-9-2006_pg7_11

The intelligence agencies always waste their time over non essentials.

The police has done a good job in restoring calm.

Now one has to find out why the killings took place!