Shah for making Abbottabad Commission report public

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah Tuesday said the Abbottabad Commission report, pertaining to the May 2011 raid by US Special Forces at a compound in Abbottabad, should be made public.

Shah said the report was not made public due to security concerns during last tenure of his party's government, but now it should come to light.

The Abbottabad Inquiry Commission had investigated and reported the circumstances surrounding the May 2011 raid by US Special Forces at a compound in Abbottabad.

The commission had interviewed over 300 witnesses and gave 200 recommendations in a 700-page report submitted to the prime minister. The report was immediately classified, but a version was leaked by an international news network.

Criticising the government, he said the report by Justice Qazi Faiz Essa exposed as to how the incumbent government implemented the National Action Plan (NAP).

He maintained the Ministry of Interior failed to ensure security of people in the country.

Earlier on Monday, Abbottabad Commission head Justice (r) Javed Iqbal demanded that the report be made public, three years after having submitted the findings surrounding the raid in Abbottabad.

Iqbal said the commission's report only focused on identifying those responsible for what happened.