Lawyers Action Committee terms JCP judge appointment process 'horse trading', announces nationwide movement

ISLAMABAD: The Lawyers Action Committee (LAC) on Saturday rejected the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) process for appointing judges to the country’s high courts, describing it as “horse trading” and a “horrific” appointment process. “While the adverse fallout of the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments continues to wreak havoc on Pakistan’s justice system, the current process of appointing judges to the high courts is particularly horrific,” the committee said in a resolution adop...

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