Two retired judges ‘brought back’ to apex court as ad hoc members

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Friday approved the appointment of two former judges of the Supreme Court — Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood — as ad hoc members of the apex court for a one-year period.

However, these appointments were not without opposition, as the nomination of Justice Masood was approved with a majority vote of 8-1, with Justice Munib Akhtar, a member of the commission, dissenting on technical grounds.

Similarly...