Imran Khan attack, Arshad Sharif's murder: CJP's consultation on commission enters final stage.

ISLAMABAD -- The consultation between Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and other Supreme Court (SC) judges to constitute a judicial commission to probe assassination attempt on PTI chief Imran Khan and senior journalist Arshad Sharif's killing has entered final stage, ARY News reported on Saturday, citing sources.

According to details, CJP Umar Ata Bandial started consultations with other fellow judges after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote letters, urging to constitute judicial commission to probe Imran Khan attack and Arshad Sharif's killing.

Sources told ARY News that the chief justice has completed its consultations with all judges present in Islamabad. Sources added that Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Ayesha Malik will be consulted on Monday.

Sources further claimed that the newly appointed judges will likely to be consulted on Monday. After the consultation, CJP Bandial will reply to the Prime Minister's letters, they added.

It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had penned down two letters to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to formally request the formation of the judicial commission to probe senior journalist Arshad Sharif's killing and gun attack on PTI chief Imran Khan.

PM Shehbaz Sharif confirmed in a Twitter message, 'I have written 2 letters to Chief Justice of with a request to form judicial commission to investigate Arshad Sharif's killing...

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