12-member parliamentary committee set to name next CJP today
Pakistan
The committee will select the CJP from three senior-most judges of apex court
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday constituted a 12-member parliamentary committee to appoint the next Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) for a three-year term.
The committee, established following the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, includes representatives from both the National Assembly and the Senate. The committee meeting is scheduled to be held at 4 pm.
The committee comprises MNAs Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Naveed Qamar, Rana Ansar, Gohar Ali Khan, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, and Senators Farooq Hameed Naik, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Syed Ali Zafar and Kamran Murtaza.
Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaista Pervaiz Malik and Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar belong to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Naveed Qamar and Senator Farooq H. Naik are from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Senator Kamran Murtaza represents Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) while Rana Ansar is a woman lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
Gohar Ali Khan, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza and Senator Syed Ali Zafar are representatives of Sunni Itehad Council (SIC) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The 12-member special parliamentary committee will select the chief justice from three senior-most judges.
According to the procedure under the 26th constitutional amendment, the chief justice will send the names of three senior-most judges of the Supreme Court to the National Assembly speaker. The speaker will refer the names to the parliamentary committee which will “pick” the chief justice.
Meanwhile, there are reports that the PTI will not be part of Tuesday's parliamentary commitee meeting.
QAZI FAEZ ISA
Justice Qazi Faez Isa was sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sept 17, 2023. He is due to retire on Oct 25, 2024.
