Model Town inquiry tribunal: new full bench formed to verify legal status

The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad here on Wednesday constituted a new full bench to hear a petition questioning functioning and legal status of Model Town inquiry tribunal. Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan will head the full bench while Justice Anwarul Haq and Justice Abdul Sattar Asghar are its other members. The bench will resume hearing of the petition on July 25.
A citizen Qamar Sohail filed the petition saying the constitution of tribunal comprising judges of superior courts was against the honour of judiciary. He said in past, several judicial commissions were constituted but their recommendations were never implemented, which raised questions on the independence of judiciary. He said the tribunal might be stop from holding proceedings on Model Town incident.