<p>"In my opinion, it is not a wise move and will only complicate things further... If the commission finds the military in the wrong, it will be Pakistan that will suffer, not the military leadership," Rehman said.<br /><br />It was "unlikely" the government would set up such a commission because "accountability of the army and intelligence agencies will be difficult for it", he told the media here yesterday.<br /><br />Rehman claimed the government had created a controversy over the commission in order to avoid investigating the killing of bin Laden.<br /><br />If the commission blamed the armed forces for being negligent, it would result in isolation of the military, he said.<br /><br />A joint session of both houses of the Parliament which debated the May 2 US raid that killed bin Laden had passed a resolution asking the government to set up an independent commission to probe the incident.<br /><br />The government has already run into problems over the commission.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced the formation of the commission headed by a Supreme Court judge on May 31, but one member refused to be part of the panel days later, saying he was not consulted by the government.<br /><br />Javed Iqbal, the apex court judge named to head the panel, has said he will take on the responsibility if the move is cleared by the Chief Justice.<br /><br />Moreover, Iqbal is set to retire on August 1, raising questions as to whether the commission will be able to complete its task.<br /><br />The main opposition PML-N too has rejected the commission announced by Prime Minister Gilani, saying that Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was not consulted on its composition.<br /><br />The government has set up the secretariat for the commission, indicating that it is expected to start its work soon.</p>
<p>"In my opinion, it is not a wise move and will only complicate things further... If the commission finds the military in the wrong, it will be Pakistan that will suffer, not the military leadership," Rehman said.<br /><br />It was "unlikely" the government would set up such a commission because "accountability of the army and intelligence agencies will be difficult for it", he told the media here yesterday.<br /><br />Rehman claimed the government had created a controversy over the commission in order to avoid investigating the killing of bin Laden.<br /><br />If the commission blamed the armed forces for being negligent, it would result in isolation of the military, he said.<br /><br />A joint session of both houses of the Parliament which debated the May 2 US raid that killed bin Laden had passed a resolution asking the government to set up an independent commission to probe the incident.<br /><br />The government has already run into problems over the commission.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced the formation of the commission headed by a Supreme Court judge on May 31, but one member refused to be part of the panel days later, saying he was not consulted by the government.<br /><br />Javed Iqbal, the apex court judge named to head the panel, has said he will take on the responsibility if the move is cleared by the Chief Justice.<br /><br />Moreover, Iqbal is set to retire on August 1, raising questions as to whether the commission will be able to complete its task.<br /><br />The main opposition PML-N too has rejected the commission announced by Prime Minister Gilani, saying that Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was not consulted on its composition.<br /><br />The government has set up the secretariat for the commission, indicating that it is expected to start its work soon.</p>