The Shafi ur Rahman Commission were a judicial inquiry papers investigated and authored by
Senior Justice Shafi ur Rahman
Shafi-ur-Rahman (16 February 1929 – 28 October 2021) was one of the longest serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights. He is known for writing ...
on the events leading to the fatal
crash that resulted in the
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of
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Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of ...
in August 1988.
The commission was formed by
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Nawaz Sharif
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in 1998, after various parties and individuals leveled up accusations against each other in their involvement in the event.
The findings of the commissions remained to be secretive, and the commission's inquiries were obstructed by the military authorities on multiple occasions. The commission submitted its report of non-performance to
Prime Minister's Secretariat, also in 1992.
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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Pakistani commissions and inquiries
1992 in Pakistan