KARACHI: Top police and intelligence officials on Monday recorded their statements before a three-member judicial commission constituted to probe the attack on senior TV anchor Hamid Mir.

The commission comprising Justices Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Iqbal Hameedur Rahman and Ejaz Afzal conducted the in-camera proceedings at the Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court.

Those who attended the proceedings included director general of Rangers, DG Intelligence Bureau, provincial police chief, Karachi police chief, joint director of IB, the DIG and SSO of police East Zone, DIG of special branch police, SSP of traffic and the area SHO.

IGP Iqbal Mahmood was said to have filed certain reports regarding the CCTV cameras on the Sharea Faisal and geo-fencing.

Informed sources told Dawn that the statements of Hamid Mir, his driver and guard were also submitted before the commission that would resume proceedings on Tuesday.

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