April 26, 2008	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 19, 1429

ISLAMABAD, April 25: A nine-member cabinet committee constituted to examine the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) of 1901 and suggest suitable recommendations for its repeal is expected to meet next week because Law Minister Farooq Naek is heavily pre-occupied with the issue of deposed judges.

An informed source told Dawn that the law minister, who heads the committee, would call the meeting of the committee next week.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani had announced the formation of the committee comprising the law minister, federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Minister for States and Frontier Region Najamuddin Khan (PPP), Railways Minister Sardar Mehtab Khan (PML-N), Environment Minister Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi (Independent) and Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Nawabzada Khawaja Muhammad Khan Hoti (ANP).

In addition to these, the law minister has also included the name of Leader of the House in the Senate Raza Rabbani, Justice (retd) Mian Muhammad Ajmal and MNA Zafar Baig Bhattani.