LAHORE: The Cabinet Committee of the Punjab Government has decided to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the assassination attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
This decision was taken in a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Law and Order under the chairmanship of Provincial Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja at the Civil Secretariat.
In the meeting, it was decided that the investigation team will be headed by Additional Inspector General Highways Riaz Nazir Gara. Other members will include representatives of relevant institutions.
The committee has also decided to provide special security to the former prime minister during PTI’s long march, which will resume tomorrow (Thursday).
Basharat said that Khan’s container would be fitted with a bulletproof rostrum and glass, adding that the deployment of snipers and other security arrangements should not be neglected.
PM writes to CJP to Form Commission to Probe AttackÂ
A day ago, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had written another letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandyal requesting to form a judicial commission to investigate the incident.
The Prime Minister asked the Chief Justice to form a judicial commission comprising all available judges of the Supreme Court.
The commission, the letter said, could examine five questions specifically to understand which law enforcement agencies were responsible for providing security to the convoy. Whether security protocols and other standard operating procedures were in place to secure the convoy, and whether these protocols were followed. Review the facts of the incident.
The letter also recommends that the Commission inquire about the compliance of law enforcement agencies and administrative authorities with recommended investigation, evidence collection and post-incident handling procedures. Ask about mistakes and who should be responsible for them.
