This is what actually happened and it is from the horse's mouth.
Ladies and gentlemen; incidents of terrorism injure the nation's soul. The vultures and hyenas gather in shape of net gurus to feed on that injured being. Army being the protector of this soul gets targeted first. Quetta police college incident is the same. Vultures are spewing venom against the Army. Facts are twisted, manipulated and even created to serve egos or interests.
That said, let me arm you with facts on Quetta incident, so as too shoo off vultures with facts.....
-Three terrorists (Ts) entered police college, located at Saryab road 20 kms from quetta cantt between 2240 to 2250 hrs 24th Oct
-Ts entered a barrack (a standard double storey, 3 sided building with one entrance only) and started indiscriminate killing. One of them (T1) exploded himself in a crowded barrack room immediately on entry. Another (T2) after killing a number of recruits positioned himself on entry. The third (T3) went around locating and killing poor unarmed recruits. This happened in the first 15 mins of the event.
The officers at college informed police authorities around 2300 hrs and Anti terrorist squad reached the site 10 mins later. They advanced to barrack site but were pushed back by T2's fire.
FC's Special ops wing reached around 2315 hrs and engaged T2 by fire. The arrival of this force had an impact that T3 instead of a free killing spree, hid himself in a room of barrack.
Army was informed around 2310 and the Light Commando Battalion (LCB) team under their brave CO and Brigade Commander reached the location by 2330 hrs (including a 20 mins drive from cantt to the location).
The Commander, CO and LCB officers took just 10 minutes to assimilate the situation (extremely bleak at that time), organise 4 teams and move for entrance. They were fired at by T2 but in a classic sniper shot he was neutralised and the teams entered the double storey barrack pain stakingly clearing room after room. Around 400 recruits who were hiding themselves were rescued from the barrack. Now came the moment when A team led by Bravest of brave Capt Rohullah approached the room where T3 was hiding himself by the door. The team entered and Capt Rohullah sensed the presence of T3, kicked the bunk under which he was hiding. This was done with protective shields up in a most professional manner. T3 blew himself up. 6 members of LCB team got injured but owing to the swiftness of op, 5 out of 9 hostage recruits survived with varying injuries. The other army unit on cordon and FC concurrently evacuated the injured saving many lives.
Capt Rohullah and Sep Sajid later embraced shahadat later.
Remember,
1.Protecting police college was not an army responsibility
2. Army response comes in 3rd tier in such situations as per the existing regulations
3. once army reached 99% damage was already done.
4. Army secured the situation with only 4 casualties while neutralising two suicide bombers (T2 couldn't even explode himself)
Army has asked for no credit but please stop spreading lies to malign the force that has sworn to die for you.
