Govt decides to constitute commission to investigate concerns raised IHC judges


The government has decided to constitute a Commission of Inquiry to probe into the issues raised by six judges of Islamabad High Court in a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

This was stated by Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar while briefing newsmen alongside Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan about the meeting of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa in Islamabad today.

The Minister said that Commission will be constituted under the rules at a meeting of Federal Cabinet. An impartial retired judicial personality will be requested to head the Commission and submit its report.

The Law Minister said the Prime Minister assured that the matter will be probed and if issues raised in letter are true, it will be ensured that they do not recur in future.

He said the Prime Minister categorically stated in the meeting that there will be no compromise on independence of judiciary.

Azam Nazeer Tarar said the Prime Minister has reaffirmed that people of Pakistan have give
n him the mandate and he will fulfill his constitutional responsibility in best possible way.

The Law Minister said the Prime Minister assured the Chief Justice and senior judges that there will be no institutional interference in each other’s domain and the government will play its role to ensure it.