JIT confusion

This refers to the news report, ‘JIT clears Shahbaz, Sana’ (May 21). The JIT report on the unfortunate incident in Model Town last year is now out. While the report exonerates the Punjab CM and other senior members of the provincial government, it fails to deliver on the key question: who or what was ultimately responsible for the killings? The report states that the ‘force opened fire on the order of SP (security) Salman Ali or at their own’ and that the force did so ‘on the rumours that PAT activists had abducted two policemen and that another policeman had been killed’.
If the JIT could not even ascertain whether the security personnel fired on their own or on the orders of a superior officer directly in-charge despite having direct access to these public officials, how can we expect the JIT to navigate through the complex bureaucracy to find anyone indirectly, but possibly ultimately, responsible? Moreover, if the report is taken at face value then what does it say about the SOPs of the police force who can fire at a mere rumour? If they really had to fire could they not use rubber bullets instead? Either the report should expand on this further or recommend altering the SOPs so that such incidents can be avoided in the future.
Dr Raja Muhammad Atif Azad
Limerick
Ireland