The police officers, in order to buy time and earn good will, told the hijackers that the Pakistani embassy people had been summoned to talk to them but, at the same time insisted that they should not hurt the passengers and let the women and children go.
The law enforcement officials, in an effort to gain favor and delay the situation, informed the hijackers that representatives from the Pakistani embassy had been summoned to negotiate with them while simultaneously emphasizing the need to spare the passengers' lives and allow the women and children to escape unharmed.