Judicial Commission to finalise appointment of judges to SC today

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Judicial Commission has begun under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi. The meeting will decide the appointment of eight new Supreme Court judges.

The commission is considering names of senior judges, including the chief justices, from the high courts of all four provinces, for appointment to the apex court.

The names of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, IHC Justice Sarfaraz Dogar, IHC Justice Moshin Akhtar Kayani, and IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb are on the cards for appointment to the Supreme Court.

Justice Aalia Neelam, Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh, and Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan from the Lahore High Court (LHC) are also included.

Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Ijaz Anwar, and Justice S. M. Attique Shah, Justice Arshad Ali and Justice Shakeel Ahmad are being considered from the Peshawar High Court (PHC).

From the Sindh High Court (SHC), the names of Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar, Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput and Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro are under consideration.

From Balochistan High Court (BHC), the names of Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, Justice Muhammad Ejaz Swati, Justice Zaheer-ud-Din Kakar, and Justice Abdullah Baloch are under consideration.