Overview
- A Jan. 12 meeting at the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider confirming three additional judges of the Islamabad High Court.
- The IHC judges under review are Justice Mohammad Azam Khan, Justice Mohammad Asif, and Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas.
- The Jan. 12 agenda includes setting interview procedures for judicial appointments, creating a mechanism to appoint Federal Constitutional Court judges, and outlining how high courts form constitutional benches, with transfers not up for discussion.
- Separate JCP meetings will consider confirming 12 Sindh High Court judges on Jan. 13 and 10 Peshawar High Court judges on Jan. 14 under the chair of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.
- Context cited in coverage includes official IHC data showing at least 16,000 cases decided in 2025 and a complaint before the Supreme Judicial Council involving Justice Mohammad Asif.