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Opposition rejects Azmat as Broadsheet probe head - Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The appointment of retired justice Azmat Saeed as the head of the inquiry commission on the Broadsheet scandal has become controversial as the opposition has rejected the selection while the government has defended the move. The opposition has rejected the appointment on the grounds that Justice Saeed was part of the five-member bench of the Supreme Court which announced the verdict against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case. On the other hand, federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan have said that the government had no “bad” intention in retired Justice Saeed’s appointment.

Broadsheet investigation: Opp rejects Azmat s selection

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Friday rejected the formation of a government’s inquiry committee to probe the Broadsheet saga and.

Broadsheet investigation: Opposition rejects Justice Azmat Saeed s selection

Broadsheet investigation: Opposition rejects Justice Azmat Saeed s selection ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Friday rejected the formation of a government’s inquiry committee to probe the Broadsheet saga and appointment of Justice (R) Azmat Saeed as its head. Talking to the media outside Parliament, PPP Secretary-General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari said the committee was an eye wash to divert the people’s attention from real issues and get desired results. An independent inquiry under Prime Minister Imran Khan is not possible. The investigation is only being conducted to divert the public attention from the issue while the purpose of appointing Justice (R) Azmat Saeed is to blame the opposition and former leaders for it,” he added.

PML-N rejects Broadsheet inquiry head s appointment

PML-N and PPP reject, govt defends probe panel chief Azmat Saeed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: A war of attrition broke out between the government and the opposition on Friday over the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Azmat Saeed Sheikh as head of the Broadsheet inquiry committee. The two major opposition parties – the PML-N and the PPP – rejected the government’s decision, citing his past affiliation with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as creating a conflict of interest .. The government has, however, rebuffed the objections raised against Justice (retd) Sheikh, alleging that the opposition wants to see a yes-man “like Justice Qayyum” to head the inquiry panel.

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