CJ approval required to be part of commission: Justice Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Justice Saqib Nisar said Thursday that the appointment of judges to form a commission is at the discretion of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Geo News reported.

Justice Nisar said that the CJP was not consulted over the formation of the commission and his approval is necessary for any judge to head or become member of a commission.

He further added that he was not consulted before being appointed as head of the commission but would be willing to lead it after the CJP’s approval.

According to the notification issued by the government, sitting Supreme Court Judge Justice Saqib Nisar would head the five-member commission tasked to investigate the death and kidnapping of journalist Saleem Shahzad.