In his letter, the president urged CJ Bandial to head the commission himself and conduct an open hearing to thoroughly probe the conspiracy.

“The judicial commission should conduct an in-depth and thorough investigation into what may or may not have been planning and preparation, starting before or following the overt threat, in the form of a possible conspiracy for regime change in Pakistan,” read a statement issued by the president’s secretariat.

The letter comes in response to a letter the former prime minister had written to the president and CJP requesting a public inquiry as well as the formation of a judicial commission to probe a “threat letter” which the PTI chairman claimed was evidence of the “conspiracy” behind the no-confidence motion that saw him voted out of office.

“It is our duty, indeed of all institutions, to do everything possible to avert serious country damaging consequences,” the president stated.