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Model Town tragedy: SC larger bench to hear PAT plea for JIT today

Model Town tragedy: SC larger bench to hear PAT plea for JIT today
December 5, 2018
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan larger bench will hear the Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s (PAT) plea for forming a joint investigation team over the Model Town tragedy on Wednesday. The five-member bench headed by CJP Mian Saqib Nisar will hear the plea on Wednesday. The bench comprises of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh, Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel. The court has issued notices to 146 people, including former premier Nawaz Sharif, former CM, Shehbaz Sharif, Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Abid Sher Ali, Rana Sanaullah and Pervaiz Rashid. The notice has also been issued to PAT chief Allama Tahirul Qadri. The police had killed 14 of the PAT and injured 100 others in Model Town in June 2014.