CJP Yaha Afridi summons JPC meeting on April 18

ISLAMABAD: Two more judges will be included in the constitutional bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP). Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi has decided to convene a Judicial Commission of Pakistan(JCP) meeting on April 18. Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on May 2 to consider the names of the judges for the Permanent Chief Justice Peshawar High Court and the Balochistan High Court. Chief Justice Pakistan has sought nominations from members of the Judicial Commission till April 28. [embedpost slug="jcp-approves-appointment-of-six-sc-judges"] Earleir, Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had approved  the appointment of six judges in the apex court. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers and two Supreme Court judges boycotted the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s meeting for the appointment of new judges to the supreme court. A Judicial Commission meeting chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi was held.  The meeting demanded the postponement of the meeting till the decision on the 26th Constitutional Amendment, but voting on this objection, the majority decided that the meeting would be continued.