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| Three navy officers penalised in Mehran attack case |
| 2012-05-23 |
| [Dawn] At least three senior naval officers have faced court martial in connection with last year's terrorist attack on PNS Mehran base. The ISPR (navy) confirmed that these officers were tried "under the naval law and were accordingly penalised". The punishment and the relevant law were not specified. According to sources, the penalised officers are Commodore Raja Tahir, Commander Asrar and Lt Commander Absar. They held senior commanding positions at the base at the time of the attack. When an ISPR official was approached for confirmation of the officers' identities, he refused to do so. The court martial was held in the light of the report of a joint investigation team that included personnel from the three services. Terrorists launched the attack on PNS Mehran, a heavily guarded facility of Pakistain Navy located along Sharea Faisal, on May 22 last year.The attackers, four of whom were killed during the attack, scaled the wall of the base, which also housed air force and army facilities. |
| Posted by:Fred |