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Summary A petition was filed in the SC on Monday to stop Abbottabad Commission from publishing its report.
Supreme Court of Pakistan was moved for restraining immediately Abbottabad Commission from publishing its report and directing government to stop more expenditure on commission.The petitioner Shahid Orakzai told the court it was brought into the knowledge of the commission constituted to inquire into attack on the sovereignty of Pakistan and security lapse in January this year that advance information about CIA operation against Osama bin Laden had reached the president and prime minister but was kept concealed from armed forces.The applicant extended offer to the commission to provide documentary proof and evidence in respect of advance information but the 3 members of commission avoided to take any action in this regard due to non presence of the chairman.The petitioner said the president could have averted the attack by immediately issuing Proclamation of emergency under article 232 but for causes unknown he did not do so.Petitioner further pleaded that it was not in his knowledge the commission obtained any verbal or written refutation from armed forces or political leadership of his claim.Applicant said information provided by CIA had deep connectivity with this failed plan that aimed to install a new security apparatus in Pakistan and a Memorandum in this connection has already been investigated by another judicial commission appointed by this court.The petitioner prayed the court to restrain the commission from publishing its inquiry and instruct the federal government to stop expenditure on the respondent commission until ordered by this court.
