JCP approves nine judges for SHC’s constitutional benches

Islamabad: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the names of nine judges for the constitutional benches in the Sindh High Court (SHC), said a press release issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday.

 A meeting of the commission held under the chair of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi solely discussed the formation of constitutional benches in the SHC.

The commission approved the judges’ names with a majority of 11 to four after an “extensive and thoughtful exchange of views”, for a period of two months, with Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha selected as the head.

The other eight judges included Justices Salim Jessar, Omar Sial, Yousaf Ali Sayeed, Abdul Mobeen Lakho, Zulfiqar Ali Sangi, Sana Akram Minhas, Khadim Hussain Soomro and Arbab Ali Hakro.