ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to form a judicial commission to probe the issue of an armed attack on senior journalist and Geo News anchor Hamid Mir.
According to a spokesman for the Prime Minister House, the commission will include three members who will be appointed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
He said that the commission would be given three-week time to submit its report. The spokesman said that Rs10 million reward has also been announced for those who will help identify the attackers.
Daily Archives: April 20, 2014
Sukkur coach overturn death toll rises to 42
Mansoor Pirzada GHOTKI/SUKKUR: A Karachi bound passenger coach overturned on the National Highway near Sangi on Sunday morning killing 39 passengers. According to sources, the Karachi-bound passenger coach overturned when it tried to avoid an on coming trailer. Polices sources … read more
Drone attacks kill dozens of Qaeda suspects in Yemen
ADEN: Weekend drone strikes in Yemen killed more than 40 suspected Al-Qaeda militants, including 30 on Sunday, days after the jihadist network´s Arabian Peninsula offshoot vowed to fight against Western “crusaders”. The United States is the only country that operates … read more
Prof. Ibrahim sees govt-army compromise over Musharraf
PEAHWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami leader Prof. Ibrahim has said that it seems the government and the army have achieved a compromise to give a safe passage to Pervez Musharraf. He called on the army to push for the trial of a traitor … read more
Memon says, FIR to be lodged against attack on Hamid Mir
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Memon says a First Information Report (FIR) of the attack on Hamid Mir will be lodged once the Geo News anchor regains consciousness and records his statement. Speaking to reporters after visiting Hamid Mir at … read more