The government, late on Monday, appointed Federal Sharia Court Chief Justice Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan as head of the commission probing the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad.
The judicial commission was formed on the demand of the PML-N and other political parties, while terms of reference of the commission are yet to be decided.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the government will take all steps to arrest the killers of Saleem Shehzad.
Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) was found dead on a canal bank in Mandi Bahauddin earlier this month after disappearing on his way to Islamabad in May.
Before his mysterious death, he was writing an article in which he contended that Al Qaeda attacked the naval base in Karachi after their talks with the navy to release some arrested persons fell through.
Earlier on Friday, Italy’s Ischia Prize Foundation had announced that it will confer a posthumous honour upon Saleem. The decision to award Shahzad was a unanimous one and was backed by all members of the jury.
