Scapegoating through punishing the local commander is the least these yanks could do, but then that's not acceptable to us.
The easiest thing that can be done in a situation like this is to put the blame of the entire episode/confusion/mistake on the local commander;
Also to make the story flowery, say that he was acting at his own without the approval of the higher command
Then to nail the situation, also make the 'culprit' accept his 'mistake'
Or sari kahani ko Loha karnay kliye, tell the dude to come on CNN and 'apologize' to the Pakistani Nation and the families of the deceased, and shed a few tears, i mean to make it more real.
Aahh..the oldest tactics of govts to save their azzes after they have been caught with their hand inside the cookie jar.