Naveed Ahmad Khan
ISLAMABAD: The federal government constituted on Saturday a cabinet committee to investigate the incidents of May 9, when public and private property was vandalised by violent PTI supporters following the arrest of PTI founder.
According to the notification, the caretaker federal law and justice minister will be the convener committee. Other members of the committee include ministers of interior, information, and human rights.
The notification further stated that a new member can also be added to the committee to solve any problem.
According to the terms of reference (TORs), the committee is mandated to examine the events leading up to the incidents of 9th may, 2023, with a view to ascertain the identity and role of mastermind, planners, facilitators and executors.
The committee will analyses the causes, and determine responsibility for these events. It will evaluate their immediate and long-term implications.
The committee will suggest preventive measures to ensure that such a breach of national security is not repeated; and, recommend measures to strengthen the existing legal regime to deter such recurrences.
The Ministry of Interior will provide secretarial support to the committee. The committee shall submit its report for consideration of the cabinet within a period of fourteen days.