Overview
- The Judicial Commission of Pakistan met this week and recommended confirmations and new appointments for judges in Sindh, Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and Balochistan high courts.
- The commission extended Justice Khalid Hussain Shahani’s Sindh High Court term by six months and approved a three-month extension for SHC constitutional benches while declining to confirm Justice Syed Fiaz ul Hassan Shah.
- The JCP approved 10 additional judges for the Lahore High Court and confirmed at least one LHC judge, and it recommended three additions to the High Court of Balochistan while leaving two BHC vacancies unfilled.
- Several advertised vacancies across the high courts were left open because nominees failed to secure the required majority of the commission’s total membership.
- The commission circulated proposed amendments to the JCP (Appointment of Judges) Rules, 2024 for wider consideration and its recommendations now await the remaining constitutional and administrative steps before becoming formal appointments.