ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges approved the names of judges proposed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for elevation to the Supreme Court on Friday.

The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of Judges on the issue of appointment of Supreme Court judges ended in which the names sent by the Supreme Judicial Commission were approved.

The parliamentary committee approved Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmad Khan as a Supreme Court judge, while Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi was approved as a Supreme Court judge and Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Bilal was also approved as a Supreme Court judge.

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Earlier,  Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) sent the names of three high court judges to be considered for elevation to the SC for final approval by the Parliamentary committee.

The names, recommended for appointment to vacant SC seats, were proposed during a meeting of the Judicial Commission held under chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, said the sources.