Faizabad sit-in Inquiry Commission Report has been submitted to the Supreme Court through Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The inquiry report consists of 150 pages and was prepared in the light of the statements of 33 witnesses.

The Supreme Court will hear Faizabad sit-in review case on Monday (tomorrow).

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa will conduct the hearing.

The inquiry report did not hold any organization or person responsible for the sit-in. The report said security agencies, including the ISI, acted on the instructions of the federal government. The then Punjab government did not stop the protestors from coming to Islamabad. Despite the federal government's request, TLP workers were allowed to enter Islamabad while not a single TV channel was blocked by Pemra, reports added.

Faizabad sit-in

Daily life in Islamabad was disrupted for 20 days (from Oct 2 to Nov 27, 2017) when protesters belonging to religio-political parties occupied the Faizabad Interchange which connects Rawalpindi and Islamabad through the Islamabad Expressway and Murree Road, both of which are the busiest roads in the twin cities.

The agitators claimed that during the passage of the Elections Act 2017, the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat oath was deliberately modified as part of a larger conspiracy. The amendment to the oath was deemed a “clerical error” by the government and was subsequently rectified through an act of Parliament.

The government had attempted to negotiate in vain with the protesters to end the sit-in several times. Finally, it launched an operation to disperse the protesters, in which at least six people were killed and scores others injured. After the botched operation, the government decided to call in the army for help.

Negotiations were undertaken with protesters once again, and the government accepted a number of their demands in return for ending the protest. The agreement document bears the signatures of then interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi, and General Faiz Hameed among others.

Reporter: Amanat Gishkori