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Summary The CJP says the letters on the formation of commission to investigate Shehzads killing received.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said that everything should not come to the court as the government should have to do its job.Resuming the hearing of journalist Saleem Shehzad’s murder case, he said that the government letters bearing the names of the judges proposed to be the commission members had been received.“In our opinion, the government should be allowed to do its job,” the chief justice remarked.He said that the injustices against journalists should be stopped, adding that another incident of torture of journalist has been reported in Islamabad.The chief justice said that the both the commissions, on Abbottabad and Shaleem Shehzad, would work under the Supreme Court judges.Government lawyer Babar Awan told the court that the government wanted a transparent inquiry into the incidents.The chief justice said that the court would appoint the head of the commission, which would be set up to investigate Shehzad’s killing.However, he said that the rest of the members would be appointed by the government.The chief justice said that scope of the commission would be enhanced while it would not be given much time to prepare the investigation report.He said the commission should also take the reservations of the journalists into consideration.
