Rawalpindi carnage: Judicial Commission formed

RAWALPINDI: A judicial commission has been formed to probe into Rawalpindi mayhem, Geo News reported.

Lahore High Court (LHC) Judge, Justice Mamoon Rashid Shaikh will head the commission.

Chief Justice LHC Umar Atta Bandial constituted the commission, to probe the incident, on the request of Punjab government.

Sectarian clashes in Rawalpindi, on Friday left nine people dead and more than 60 injured, and spawned retaliatory violence in at least two other cities.

Army was called in Saturday to quell sectarian unrest in three cities.

Fighting erupted in the garrison-city, which neighbours the capital Islamabad, when a procession coincided with a sermon at a nearby mosque.