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PTI rejects commission formed to probe IHC judges’ letter

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the formation of an inquiry commission into the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges’ letter similar to commissions that probed the Memogate scandal and Election 2013 rigging allegations.

Speaking to a private TV channel, PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that his party rejects the commission that will be headed by a retired judge. He called for the formation of an inquiry commission comprising serving judges, saying that the former judges enjoy power equivalent to that of a civil judge.

Earlier today, the federal government formed an inquiry commission headed by former CJP Justice (retired) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to investigate the allegations of intelligence agencies’ interference in the judiciary levelled by six IHC judges. The announcement of the formation of the committee was made by PM Shehbaz Sharif while addressing the federal cabinet session.

As many as six serving judges of the IHC had penned a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on March 26, urging it to summon a judicial convention to review the matter of “interference of intelligence agencies with judicial functions”. (INP)

The Frontier Post

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