PPP voices concern over unequal representation in judicial commission

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed concerns to the government over the lack of equal representation in the Judicial Commission.

According to sources, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has raised objections over the failure to honour the promise of equal representation in the Judicial Commission. PPP has presented its concerns to the federal government in this regard.

Due to the failure to honour the promise of equal representation in the Judicial Commission, the Chairman of the PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, withdrew his name from the commission last week, Express News reported.

Sources indicate that an agreement was made between the PPP and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) that both parties would receive equal representation in the Judicial Commission.

PPP's stance is that the Attorney General and the Law Minister are also government representatives.

Following the federal government's breach of the agreement, Bilawal Bhutto withdrew his name from the Judicial Commission, and as a result, Farooq H. Naik became a member of the commission.

Parliament submits names of Judicial Commission nominees to Supreme Court

The process of forming a Judicial Commission for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary has made progress, with the names of parliamentarians from both the National Assembly and Senate submitted to the Supreme Court.

Chairman of the Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, directed the Registrar of the Supreme Court to send nominations for the Judicial Commission, based on the advice of Leader of the House Senator Ishaq Dar and Leader of the Opposition Senator Shibli Faraz.

The nominees include Senator Farooq H. Naek and Senator Shibli Faraz from the government and opposition benches, respectively.

Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has also communicated with the Supreme Judicial Commission, providing the names nominated by parliamentary parties.

For the Judicial Commission from the National Assembly, opposition leader Omar Ayub and Sheikh Aftab from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have been nominated, along with Roshan Khorasani Brocha for the reserved women’s seat.

According to the National Assembly spokesperson, following the approval of the 26th Amendment, the Judicial Commission will now include five parliament members, with all nominations forwarded to the Secretary of the Judicial Commission.