6 Judges Letter Issue | Commission Head Tassaduq Jilani First Statement

Federal Cabinet on Saturday approved formation of one-member commission to probe allegations leveled by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges with retired Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani as its head.

The cabinet session was held with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in chair.

The terms of reference (TORs) for the commission will be prepared by Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar and Attorney General of Pakistan. The one-member commission will submit its report in 60 days after completing the inquiry into the allegations.

While talking to Dunya News, retired justice Jillani expressed his willingness to head the commission. He said the commission would make investigations in a fair and transparent manner. Jillani said the matter was highly sensitive and he would try to meet the expectations of the nation. He said the task given to him was a big challenge.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, in their meeting, had agreed to form a commission to investigate the allegations leveled by IHC judges.

Sources in the federal cabinet said the attorney general was specially invited to participate in the cabinet meeting. The cabinet sought legal opinion on the issue. The attorney general briefed the cabinet.

They said former chief justice Tassaduq Jillani had also been officially contacted and the legal team him about the cabinet decision. The cabinet gave the chief of the probe body full mandate to investigate the issue.

Sources in the federal cabinet said the government's legal team had been instructed to inform the Chief Justice of Pakistan about the decision that the cabinet had implemented what was decided in this regard.

According to sources, the cabinet also framed TORs of the inquiry commission, which would officially be announced in a press release.
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