KARACHI: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday challenged the 26th amendment in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
The veteran politician urged the court to issue directives to halt the appointment of new judges in the high courts.
Abbasi also requested the court to bar the judicial commission from functioning until a decision on his petition is made.
The former prime minister further pleaded with the court to declare the amendment null and void.
The federal government, Sindh government, Senate chairman, and National Assembly speaker were named as respondents in the petition.
Previously, the 26th amendment had also been challenged in the Supreme Court by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Jamat-e-Islami (JI).
