The parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday nominated Justice Yahya Afridi as the 30th chief justice of Pakistan following the approval of the 26th constitutional amendment.
According to details, expressing his thoughts on the occasion, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said: “The parliamentary committee had appointed Justice Afridi as the CJP.”
Eight out of the nine members had voted in the favour of Justice Afridi. Sources divulged that JUI-F leader Kamran Murtaza had not voted in favour of Justice Afridi.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had dispatched the summary of Justice Yahya Afridi's appointment as the next chief justice of Pakistan to Aiwan-e-Sadar.
Earlier, the parliamentary committee meeting kicked off pertaining to the appointment of the new chief justice of Pakistan. Prominent among those who attended the committee meeting were Pervaiz Ashraf, Farooq Naik, Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Ahsan Iqbal and Kamran Murtaza.
Syed Naveed Qamar, Rana Ansar, Khawaja Asif and Azam Nazeer Tarar had also attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, expressing his thoughts, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said: "We received the message of Ayaz Sadiq in the National Assembly session. When I came to meet Ayaz Sadiq, a delegation of the special committee was present."
"The special committee members had asked us [PTI] to attend the meeting," he said.
"But I told the members that we will not attend the parliamentary committee meeting," he stated.
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.
Law law secretary had also reached the committee room along with the panel of three senior judges.
JUI-F nominated member Senate Kamran Murtaza had also reached to attend the parliamentary committee meeting.
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