ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee for appointment of Judges has been reformed and the notification issued as well.
As per the notification, the committee includes Senators Farooq H Naik, Anusha Rehman, Hamid Khan and Mohsin Aziz whereas from the National Assembly (NA) MNAs Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Shazia Marri, Latif Khosa and Ali Mohammad as members.
Earlier on May 2, in a bid to streamline rules for the appointment of judges, a committee of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, which includes the representation of superior courts as well as the bar councils, has agreed to amend the selection criteria for the elevation of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts.
According to a statement issued by the JCP, the committee met on Saturday under the co-chairmanship of Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and retired justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik.
The other members were Sindh High Court judge Nadeem Akhtar, Balochistan High Court judge Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, Peshawar High Court judge Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Lahore High Court judge Shehzad Ahmed Khan, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, and bar council members.
According to the statement, “The committee discussed its mandate, that is, to propose such rules of procedure for the commission which complies with the collegial and inclusive decision-making process enshrined in Article 175A of the Constitution.”
