Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Multan task force has demanded a high-level independent inquiry into the Lal Masjid operation. Rashid Rehman, advocate, incharge of Multan chapter said that the clumsy manner in which the Lal Masjid operation is carried out needs a high-level independent inquiry into the matter.
It stated that the HRCP was appalled by so many killings, use of force and the arbitrary action taken to deal with the situation. The question of the long delay in the conduct of the Lal Masjid operation, the confusion over the game plan under which Ulema and the government members conducted negotiations with Lal Masjid clerics and the lack of a clear-cut strategy regarding those who voluntary surrendered, should also be probed. The deaths of so many at the hands of state forces may act only to pave the way for greater extremism in society, the statement added.