Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has challenged the three-member judicial commission that has been established by the government to look into a spate of audio leaks involving senior judges and the judiciary.
The former Prime Minister (PM) on Monday moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the formation of the judicial commission. The petition was submitted by Imran Khan’s attorney, Babar Awan.
In his petition, the PTI leader has said that no judge could be nominated to the judicial commission without the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s approval.
He further said that the proper forum for any probe or taking action against any judge was the Supreme Judicial Council.
On Monday, the judicial commission decided to make its proceedings public.
Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq, are part of the commission.
Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan appeared in the first meeting of the commission.
Justice Qazi inquired from the attorney general that under which law the government formed the commission.
The Attorney General said that this commission was formed under the Commission of Inquiry Act 2016.
The federal government on Saturday notified the formation of the commission to probe audio clips leaked on social media over the previous months.
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