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A Judicial Commission will probe the murder of journalists particularly the murder of Wali Khan Babar, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik here on Saturday. The sacrifices of the fraternity of the journalists will not go unheeded and the present government is deeply concerned about it, he said while talking to media persons after holding a meeting with Ulema on the issue pertaining to blasphemy law. We believe in freedom of press and will investigate all the matters thoroughly, Malik said.Malik said that he had detailed discussion with the Ulema of various schools of thought and they were all united on one platform to safeguard the interest of the people of the country.Talking to the media, religious scholar and former federal minister Haji Hanif Tayyab said that a 10-member committee has been formed to look after the cases pertaining to blasphemy and added that detailed meetings will be held with all the religious leaders to remove the misconceptions in this regard.
