PM decides to form JC to probe into killing of journalist Arshad Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to constitute a judicial commission to probe into the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif.

In a statement on Tuesday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said the commission will be headed by a judge of the high court. She said the commission will be empowered to include members from civil society and media to determine the facts. She said the Prime Minister has taken this decision to ascertain the reality of late Arshad Sharif’s assassination.