ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, chaired by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, will convene a meeting today to review the Judicial Commission of Pakistan Rules 2024 and the procedures for appointing judges to the higher judiciary.
The meeting will include participation from Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, former judge Justice Munir Ahmad, and the Law Minister. Attorney General Mansoor Usman and Pakistan Bar Council representative Akhtar Hussain are also members of the commission.
Notably, this meeting, originally scheduled for August 28, was rescheduled to September 13 to specifically address the rules for appointing new judges to the High Courts.
In related developments, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has written to the Chief Justices of all High Courts, requesting them to submit nominations for judicial appointments, particularly for courts with more than five vacancies.
The Supreme Court has now reached its full strength of judges for the first time in two and a half years, while the Shariat Appellate Bench has been active since July 29.
