LAHORE, Nov 17: Justice Mamoonur Rashid of the Lahore High Court will start investigation on Monday into the Rawalpindi tragedy in which nine people lost their lives and 50 others suffered injuries during an Ashura procession on Friday.

LHC Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial named the one-man commission at the request of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

The chief minister has also formed a fact-finding committee to look into facts which led ton the incident. Najam Saeed, former chairman of the chief minister’s inspection team, will be convener of the committee which will include prosecution secretary Nadeem Irshad Kiyani and additional IG (investigation) Mohammad Amlish as members.

The committee will point out possible loopholes in administrative arrangements and security cover and negligence of law-enforcement personnel accompanying the Ashura procession.

It will recommend measures to avert repetition of such violence and submit its report to the chief minister in seven days.