ISLAMABAD: The secretary of a judicial commission formed to investigate the memo scandal in a month’s time has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking more time for the commission to finish its job, FTNews reported.
The commission’s secretary filed the application along with a copy of the order of the commission.
The commission in its order issued on Jan 24 said that Mansoor Ijaz, the central character in the scandal, had not shown up to record his statement, therefore the apex court should grant the commission more time to investigate the case.
The Supreme Court had formed this commission and directed it to complete its work within four weeks. The stipulated time period would end on Jan 30.