PML-N and PPP reject, govt defends probe panel chief
Azmat Saeed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
A war of attrition broke out between the government and the opposition on Friday over the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Azmat Saeed Sheikh as head of the Broadsheet inquiry committee.
The two major opposition parties – the PML-N and the PPP – rejected the government’s decision, citing his past affiliation with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as creating a "conflict of interest"..
The government has, however, rebuffed the objections raised against Justice (retd) Sheikh, alleging that the opposition wants to see a yes-man “like Justice Qayyum” to head the inquiry panel.