PML-N rejects Justice Saeed as head of Broadsheet Inquiry Commission.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has rejected appointment of former Supreme Court judge, Justice (R) Sheikh Azmat Saeed as head of the Broadsheet Inquiry Commission, saying no one should become a judge where there is a conflict of interest.

The statement comes a day after the government appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice (R) Sheikh Azmat Saeed to probe the Broadsheet scandal. The opposition party rejected the appointment as the 'murder of justice'. PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb in a statement said conducting an investigation through someone who himself should be investigated is the murder of justice. Separately, PML-N senior leader and former prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also rejected the appointment of Justice (R) Sheikh as head of the inquiry commission.

On Tuesday, the federal cabinet formed the inquiry committee, which would also include a senior officer from the Federal Investigation Agency, a senior lawyer appointed by the prime minister and an official of the office of the Advocate General for Pakistan, with directions to present its report and recommendation in 45 days. Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Thursday said that former Supreme Court judge Sheikh Azmat Saeed will lead the inquiry commission to examine the circumstances relating to the Broadsheet agreement and subsequent arbitration proceedings that resulted in substantial loss to the national exchequer.

The PML-N spokesperson said that PM Imran Khan should have the courage to tell the nation that he is the one who needs the NRO. 'An investigation from the former deputy prosecutor general of NAB was a bigger fraud than Broadsheet as he was a part of original signing of the agreement with the anti-graft body and was one of the negotiators in the deal,' said Marriyum. The PML-N spokesperson asked how the investigation can be transparent when conducted by the former deputy prosecutor general of NAB. She claimed that Justice (R) Azmat Saeed is also a member of Shaukat Khanum Hospital's Board of Governors. The PML-N spokesperson further said that during the regime of Pervez Musharaff, Justice Saeed was tasked with filing cases against Sharif family and in particular against Nawaz Sharif.

It is to mention here that Justice Saeed had heard numerous high-profile cases. He was also...

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