The lawyers have since called several strikes but there appears to be a deadlock on the issue. There are two main groups of lawyers in superior bars – the independent lawyers group, also called Asma Jahangir Group and the professional lawyers group, also called as Hamid Khan Group. A senior lawyer believes that both the groups especially the Hamid Khan Group wants appointment of its members to the superior judiciary and is mounting pressure on the CJP. He also believes that the CJP should have consulted representatives of bars before taking any such step for expeditious justice. He believes such jurisdiction is tantamount to involvement of judiciary in executive functions and is against the principle of separation of powers.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2019 03:56 UTC