Pakistan government has formed a committee to investigate who leaked a controversial news report about a rift between the government and the army over support to militants in the country. The committee headed by a former high court judge will complete its job in 30 days and submit its findings to the government. <br/><br/>According to the notification, the probe committee will enquire into the circumstances of the leak and establish the identity of those responsible. The government later sacked information minister Pervaiz Rasheed for failing to stop the story from being published. A rift between the civilian and military leaderships on the ISI's covert support to terror groups in the country was the subject of a news report on October 6 in the Dawn newspaper.<br/><br/>After the leak, Pakistan government had put a travel ban on the journalist, Cyril Almeida, who wrote the news story. Later the government had to lift the travel ban after a backlash against the government and the military from media houses, journalist associations and civil society.

Pakistan government has formed a committee to investigate who leaked a controversial news report about a rift between the government and the army over support to militants in the country. The committee headed by a former high court judge will complete its job in 30 days and submit its findings to the government. <br/><br/>According to the notification, the probe committee will enquire into the circumstances of the leak and establish the identity of those responsible. The government later sacked information minister Pervaiz Rasheed for failing to stop the story from being published. A rift between the civilian and military leaderships on the ISI's covert support to terror groups in the country was the subject of a news report on October 6 in the Dawn newspaper.