Summary Petition to form judicial commission to probe Khan's rigging claims
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) -- The federal government Secretary of Law and Justice petitions to the Supreme Court (SC) Registrar for the formation of a three-member judicial commission to investigate the rigging of 2013 elections.
According to the text of the petition, the federal government is allowed to create a commission under the Inquiry Act 1956, hence, the federal government has decided to formulate a commission to investigate the claims of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan pertaining to the rigging of 2013 elections.
In the light of Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s address to the nation, the government has decided to formulate a judicial commission comprising of three SC judges. The Cabinet Division will provide secretariat support to the judicial commission.
According to the text of the petition, the commission will give a report on the rigging allegations of 2013 elections, additionally, the report will also state the prime benefactor of this rigging, if any.
