S.R.O. (1) 2011 - Whereas the heinous murder of Saleem Shahzad, a journalist has taken place and cause and circumstance leading to it are to be ascertained; And whereas the Federal Government is of the opinion that it is necessary to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to enquire into this matter of public importance and to apprehend the culprits;
And whereas in view of the situation and as reportedly, demanded by the journalists community, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting propose the name of former Justice Mian Saqib Nisar a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act 1956 (VI of 1956) and sub-section (1) of section 5 thereof the Federal Government is pleased to:
(a) Appoint a Commission of Inquiry consisting of:
(i) Former Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan (Subject to acceptance);
(ii) Former. Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court;
(iii) Additional Inspector General (Investigation) Punjab;
(iv) President, Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and
(v) Deputy Inspector General of Police, Islamabad; and
(b) Direct that all provisions of Sub-sections (2), (3),(4), (5) and (6) of section 5 of the said Act shall apply on the Commission.
2. The following shall be the terms of reference of the Commission, namely:-
(a) To inquire into the background and circumstances of abduction and subsequent murder of Saleem Shahzad;
(b) To identify the culprits involved in the abduction and subsequent murder of the said journalist; and
(c) Recommend measures to prevent recurrence of such gruesome incident against journalists in future.
3. The Commission shall commence inquiry immediately at a place fixed by it and submits its report, findings and recommendations within six weeks.
4. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shall provide all the secretarial support to the Commission.-PR
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