Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday evening took suo motu notice of the murder of a journalist associated with a Lahore-based newspaper in Sialkot.
The CJP ordered Punjab Inspector General Captain (r), Arif Nawaz Khan, to submit a report before the court within 24 hours.
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Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took notice of the brutal killing on the request of apex court reporters.
Earlier on March 27, a ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-backed (PML-N) UC chairman had gunned down Zeeshan in Begowala, Sambrial tehsil. The FIR revealed that the reason behind the brutal murder was an old political row.
