Justice Gulzar has summoned a meeting on December 3 to consider nomination of Babar Sattar and Tariq Jahangiri. Sources told The Express Tribune that the subcommittee comprises four JCP members to examine credentials, integrity and reputation of both the nominees. It is presided over by Supreme Court judge Umar Ata Bandial and includes IHC judge Amir Farooq, Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan and Islamabad Bar Council representative Qazi Rafeeuddin Babar. Under its rules, the JCP chairman is empowered to form subcommittees to review nominees for judicial positions. Jahangiri was elected as the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association in 2016.

Source: The Express Tribune November 28, 2020 20:15 UTC