Judicial Commission Extends SHC Constitutional Benches by One Year
The commission’s first meeting with new members Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Rana Sanaullah was chaired by CJP Yahya Afridi.
JCP extends the Sindh High Court’s constitutional benches by one year at its first meeting with new members Bilawal Bhutto and Rana Sanaullah.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday, October 13, extended the term of the Constitutional Benches of the Sindh High Court (SHC) by one year. It was the first JCP meeting attended by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Senator Rana Sanaullah Khan, and it was presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, who welcomed both new members.
New Members
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Rana Sanaullah were recently nominated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his deputy Ishaq Dar, respectively, under Article 175A(2)(vii) of the Constitution. Both represent parliament as members of the treasury benches of their respective Houses. Their nominations followed the resignations from the commission of Senator Farooq H. Naek and Aftab Sheikh.
Foreign Visits Approved
On the advice of the Prime Minister, President Asif Ali Zardari has approved ex-Pakistan leave and issued no-objection certificates for upcoming foreign visits by CJP Yahya Afridi and Federal Constitutional Court Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, the Presidency said.
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