ISLAMABAD: After severe criticism of PML-N and other opposition
parties and refusal of Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim to become
part of commission the government has decided to reconstitute the
commission to make it viable.
According to reliable sources,
the government had constituted a five members commission headed by
Supreme Court Judge Justice Javed Iqbal in the light of the joint
resolution passed in the incamera session of the parliament to probe
the Abbottabad incident in which Osama Bin Laden was killed in a
unilateral US action.
The commission consisted of Justice
(Retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, Lt Gen (retd) Nadeem Ahmed, Abbas Khan and
Ashraf Jahnagir Qazi.
However after severe criticism by PML-N
and other opposition parties and refusal of Fakhruddin Ibrahim to
become part of the commission the commission was shelved.
Govt
sleuths held several sessions and analyzed various suggestions by PPP
senior members and reached to the conclusion that the commission must
be reconstituted. Sources told that prior to the forming of new
commission the opposition leader Ch Nisar would also be consulted after
which the commission would conduct its probe and would present is
report and recommendations to the govt.
Sources told that PML-N
wants inclusion of Justice (retd) Bhagwan Das and SCBA Chairperson Asma
Jahangir into the commission and have started their lobbying in this
regard.
In this regard Federal Law Minister Maula Baksh Chandio
said that government is continuing consultation regarding forming of
new commission.
He said that Abbottabad operation and PNS
Mehran base are not regular incidents and they should be probed and
their enquiry would be completed. In response to a question he said
that Abbottabad commission is not yet completed but it would be
completed and if deemed necessary consultation with Chief Justice of
Pakistan would also be held. Online
