Overview
- The FCC began hearings from temporary quarters in the Islamabad High Court building and has been expanded to seven judges across three benches.
- In its first substantive decision, the court restored Dr. Asad Aslam as vice chancellor of King Edward Medical University after overturning a Lahore High Court ruling.
- Benches issued interim orders in public-interest matters, staying a Sindh High Court judgment on Karachi park use and seeking a report from DRAP on life‑saving medicines.
- The Supreme Court announced the reconstitution of the SJC, Judicial Commission and Practice & Procedure Committee, naming Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Aamer Farooq to key roles with Chief Justice Yahya Afridi heading the SJC and JCP.
- Operational and legitimacy disputes persist, with unresolved rules and premises plans, bar‑level opposition including an SHCBA convention, and recent resignations by Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Athar Minallah and Shams Mehmood Mirza.