Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
on Sunday decided to constitute a three-member judicial commission to probe into the murder attempt on leading journalist Hamid Mir.
A formal request in this regard would be sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistain to nominate three members of the commission, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister House.
The government also announced a reward of Rs10 million for any information leading to the arrest of culprits.
Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid met with the senior journalist at a local hospital in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
where he said that federal government would extend all cooperation to Sindh's government in the probe of the incident.