Families of the students martyred during the Army Public School (APS) massacre on Thursday approached Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed over the reported escape of former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan.
The aggrieved families, in an application to the CJP, said: “We the families of Shuhada-e-APS are under severe shock and completely traumatised after hearing of the said news of release/fleeing of the known terrorist and spokesperson of TTP from the custody of the army along with his family after spending three years with them. The cruel terrorist has already confessed [to] the gruesome attack on [APS], killing 147 students and staff and many more terrorist incidents in the country.”
In the application, the parents questioned how the former militant was able to leave the country. “How could he flee from custody or whether he is released with some conditions,” the application read, adding that “what kind of agreement was made with [Ehsan] to keep him alive for three years despite his confessional statement for being involved in many killings of students and staff of APS.”
The application urged the authorities concerned to explain “why the state failed in bringing [Ehsan] to justice”.
One of the fathers of the martyred students, Ajoon Khan, filed the application. He explained that they had met the SC registrar and had asked for a meeting with the CJP.
“However, we were told that the CJP is currently busy with court proceedings and has a meeting he has to attend later in Lahore,” he said, adding that the registrar assured them that a meeting would be arranged within the next few days.
On the other hand, the parents of the APS martyrs voiced their dissatisfaction with the judicial commission formed to probe the attack and accused the body of employing delaying tactics.
