National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has nominated four parliamentarians from the upper and lower houses, along with one woman, for the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), making a total of five nominations.
The NA speaker sent the names for the 13-member commission through a letter to the Supreme Judicial Commission (SJC), the NA Secretariat said on Saturday.
The JCP will appoint judges to the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Federal Shariat Court. It will also oversee the performance of High Court judges and prepare their annual performance evaluations.
The commission has been reconstituted following the enactment of the 26th Constitutional Amendment and will now include members of the parliament.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Sheikh Aftab and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub have been nominated from the lower house for the commission.
Whereas, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Farooq H Naek, Leader of Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz and a former member of the Senate, Roshan Khursheed Barocha, have been nominated.
Both, Ayub and Shibli, belong to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The NA spokesperson said all the nominations were sent to the JCP secretary. The official said five members, including four parliamentarians, were incorporated into the JCP under the 26th Constitutional Amendment.
