ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to form a judicial commission to conduct open hearings and probe the allegations of a regime change conspiracy, a statement issued by the president’s secretariat said Thursday. The president has asked the CJP to form a commission chaired preferably by the CJP himself to avert a political and economic crisis in the country and keep the political powder keg from igniting, the statement said.
Underlining the importance of constituting the commission, President Alvi said that a serious political crisis was looming in the country and major polarisation was taking place in politics, in the wake of recent events, as well as among the people of Pakistan.
In his letter, the president also emphasised that it was the collective duty of all institutions to make utmost efforts to avert damaging consequences to the country and prevent further deterioration.
He also regretted the fact that random comments were being quoted out of context, misunderstandings were increasing, opportunities were being lost, confusion was prevailing, the economy was plunging into crisis, and the situation on the ground was approaching a political powder keg that could have been ignited at any time, the statement added.