Islamabad: A judicial Council Meeting (JCM) in chair of Chief Justice (CJ) Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Monday approved an appointment of six judges in the SC.
The JCM meeting ended after two hour sitting.
The JCM has approved six names of high court judges for their elevation in to the top court.
The Judges who are elevated to the SC includes Justice Amir Farooq,(Chief Justice Islamabad High Court), Shafi Siddique, (Chief Justice Sindh High Court), Hashim Kakar Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court).
Besides that Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Shakeel Ahmed and Salahuddin Panwar are also appointed as the SC judges.
Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb has been appointed as ad-hoc justice of the Supreme Court.
These appointments aim to complete the number of judges in the apex court and enhance judicial efficiency.
Sources indicate that the final approval for these appointments will be granted by the President of Pakistan.
The appointment of eight new judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan was discussed, with a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) scheduled today (today) under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar boycotted the meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.
Both judges also wrote a letter to the Chief Justice to adjourn the meeting.
Barrister Gohar and Ali Zafar also protested against the continuation of the proceedings.
Barrister Gohar and Ali Zafar made their protest part of the meeting minutes. Both members boycotted the proceedings after recording the protest.
