ISLAMABAD: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government in Pakistan’s northwest province has started consultations to investigate possible “rogue” elements who may have facilitated the escape of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Adnan Rashid the mastermind behind the recent attack on DI Khan prison — from Bannu jail last year.
A K-P minister said he found it astounding that Rashid was moved from Adiala jail to the comparatively vulnerable Bannu jail just days before the latter was attacked by over 200 TTP militants. “We want to uncover why our intelligence and law enforcement agencies failed to respond when hundreds of gunmen attacked Bannu jail and freed several top militant commanders, such as Adnan Rashid,” he said.
“We cannot keep our eyes closed we will have to screen out rogue elements within our intelligence network,” the minister asserted. On the other hand, the director general of the Inter Services Public Relations, Asim Bajwa, said instead of shifting the blame of jail breaks on to other departments and agencies, the focus should be on improving the security of jails. However, he did not say why Rashid was moved to Bannu jail from Adiala jail. Internews
