Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday took up a petition into the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad filed by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ), seeking formation of a probe commission led by an SC judge.
The PFUJ filed the petition through its lawyers, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir and Munir A Malik.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the case. The bench issued notices to the Secretaries of Information, Interior and Law ministries and sought replies by Monday.
The CJ remarked rules were not followed in appointing justice Saqib Nisar as probe commission head.The bench directed the federal and Punjab police to send their investigation officers in the court probing the case.
The hearing was put off till June 20. Talking to media outside the Supreme Court building Asma Jahangir said that last conversation of Saleem Shahzad was removed from his cell phone and the court could summoned ISI chief in this regard. Munir A Malik said the government formed probe commission contrary to independence of judiciary.
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