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Pakistan Reconstitutes Top Judicial Bodies as New Constitutional Court Begins Hearings

Reconstitution of oversight bodies marks the next step in implementing the 27th Amendment.

Overview

  • The Supreme Court announced new memberships for the Supreme Judicial Council, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, and the Practice and Procedure Committee under the amended framework.
  • Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail was named to the Supreme Judicial Council and the Practice and Procedure Committee, while Justice Aamer Farooq was added to the Judicial Commission; Chief Justice Yahya Afridi chairs both the SJC and JCP.
  • The Federal Constitutional Court started work from temporary premises at the Islamabad High Court, expanded to seven judges, and notified three benches led by Chief Justice Amin‑ud‑Din Khan.
  • Early FCC actions included overturning a Lahore High Court ruling to restore Dr. Asad Aslam as KEMU vice chancellor, issuing a stay in a Karachi parks case, and seeking a DRAP report on life‑saving medicines.
  • Contention continues with high‑profile judicial resignations and a pending challenge by former chief justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, while location, staffing, procedural rules, and jurisdictional clarity remain unsettled.