AGP rejects PMs reference for reconciliation commission

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AGP rejects PMs reference for reconciliation commission

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Attorney General has rejected summary sent by Prime Minister to form a reconciliation commission.

25 July,2011 09:54 pm

Benazir Bhutto had suggested forming a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the pattern of South Africa. Documents available with Dunya News reveal that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had sent a reference to the Law Ministry, directing it to work out a proposal.The Law Ministry sent the reference to Attorney General of Pakistan Moulvi Anwarul Haq. The AGP returned the reference with the remarks that there was no need to establish such a commission. He further remarked that history of the world witnessed that such commissions were formed in specific circumstances.