\u00a0Hours after the government established a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe Arshad Sharif\u2019s murder, the Supreme Court rejected it and asked a new one be formed.
\n\u201cFederal government should immediately form a new investigation team. The court wants an independent team to investigate the issue,\u201d remarked Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial as the Supreme Court resumed the hearing of the suo motu case of Sharif\u2019s murder.
\nEarlier today, the government had formed a five-member JIT to probe Sharif\u2019s murder following the registration of the first information report on the court\u2019s order.
\nThe IG Islamabad constituted the JIT today to investigate Arshad Sharif’s murder and named DIG headquarters as its chairman.
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