the committee will consist of four members from the National Assembly and eight from the Senate


Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday sought recommendations from parliamentary leaders on committee members for the appointment of new chief justice of Pakistan.
According to reports. the committee will consist of four members from the National Assembly and eight from the Senate.
The Ministry of Law would recommend a panel consisting for three senior judges after the formation of the committee.
The committee would select CJP from the panel of judges.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Secretariat has issued the gazette notification of 26th amendment to the constitution after the assent of President Asif Ali Zardari.
The National Assembly on Sunday night passed the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, with 225 votes in its favour amid PTI parliamentarians' walkout in protest against the bill.
Earlier, the Senate passed the bill with 65 members voting in favour of the amendment, while four members opposed it.
The bill proposes a series of constitutional amendments, including setting a three-year fixed term for the chief justice, establishing constitutional benches, restructuring the Supreme Judicial Council, and forming a Special Parliamentary Committee to recommend names from among the three senior-most judges of the apex court for the chief justice's appointment.

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