PTI seeks judicial probe into Arshad's killing, Swati video, attack on Imran.

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday filed applications in Supreme Court registries across the country, seeking a judicial commission to probe an assassination attempt on its chairman Imran Khan, secret video recording of Senator Azam Swati and his wife, and killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

In the federal capital, PTI leaders claimed they were denied entry to the Supreme Court building after they reached the parking lot, irking former human rights minister ShiAreAAen Mazari, Leader of the Opposition in Senate Shehzad Waseem, Senator Azam Swati, MNAs Ali Nawaz Awan, Junaid Akbar and Sajida Zulfiqar among others.

However, the application was received.

Ms Mazari condemned the incident and sought immediate apology from the registrar. 'This is shocking that the SC registrar prevented PTI legislators from entering the SC in Islamabad today. Isn't the SC supposed to be a public building? If legislators cannot enter a public building where one goes to seek justice what must be the fate of ordinary citizens,' she tweeted.

'The SC Registrar should immed apologise for his inexcusable action of preventing legislators from entering the SC. The Senators who were denied entry into SC shd immed call for breach of privilege motion in Senate. Let us see if the pusillanimous Chairman Senate can take a stand!' she added.

Pleas filed in all SC registries for formation of a judicial commission; Shireen Mazari demands apology from registrar for preventing PTI leaders from entering court premises..

The ex-minister also alleged, 'A grade 20/21 bureaucrat can deny legislators representing the public access to the SC. Another senior bureaucrat in uniform cannot be named in an FIR and we can all be violated against for simply criticising him. Clearly it is the civil and mly bureaucracy that rules Pak today.'

According to the application, signed by the parliamentarians, the SC has been asked to constitute a judicial commission under Article 184(3) of the Constitution to probe the three events i.e. assassination plot and attempt on ex-premier Imran Khan and subsequent refusal by police to register an FIR on Mr Khan's complaint against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal Naseer, who the complainant alleged had devised the assassination plot.

The assassination attempt, which was made on November 3 when Mr Khan-led rally reached Wazirabad, resulted in the death of one person and left 14...

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