National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has decided to write to parliamentary leaders to initiate the formation of a parliamentary committee for the appointment of the next Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).
According to sources, the committee will comprise 8 members from the National Assembly and 4 from the Senate. The Chairman Senate will nominate the Senate members.
Sources revealed that the parliamentary committee will request a panel of three senior judges from the Ministry of Law. The committee will then select the next CJP from this panel within three days.
The development came after President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signed 26th constitutional amendment bill into law.
