The Federal government on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to nominate three sitting Judges for an enquiry commission to investigate the election rigging. In his letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Secretary Federal Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Barrister Zafarullah Khan said that the government has decided to constitute a Commission of Inquiry under the Pakistan Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956 (VI of 1956) consisting of three sitting Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to enquire into the allegations levelled by certain political leaders regarding General Elections of 2013.
'Whether the allegations leveled by Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, that the General Elections of 2013 were manipulated or influenced by anyone for the benefit of a political party or individuals, have any basis in fact or law, and if so, to fix responsibility thereof," the letter maintained.
After obtaining the approval of the Prime Minister for the formation of a Judicial Commission in the matter, the Secretary Law requested the Supreme Court that suitable nominations may be sent to the Ministry identifying the names of three Judges with one to be the President of the Commission. In a televised address to the nation on August 12, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that his government was decided to set up a three-member Judicial Commission to probe vote rigging allegation. Registrar Supreme Court Syed Tahir Shahbaz confirmed that he had received a letter of Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights.