Supreme Court sends names of judges for new chief justice appointment

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Tuesday that the parliamentary committee meeting will start again at 8:30 pm today.

According to details, Tarar had urged the committee to consult the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in connection with the appointment of a new chief justice of Pakistan.

“Any of the members of the committee should go and convince the PTI and SIC over the matter,” Tarar said.

Tarar maintained: “We have requested the PTI and SIC leaders to become part of the committee meeting through telephonic conversation.”

The parliamentary committee meeting kicked off on Tuesday in a bid to appoint the new chief justice of Pakistan.

According to details, prominent among those who reached the committee room were Khawaja Asif, Azam Nazeer Tarar, and Ahsan Iqbal. The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) leaders had also secured their seats despite the boycott.

The names of Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Barrister Ali Zafar, and Hamid Raza had been written.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Rana Ansar had also reached the parliamentary committee room.