ISLAMABAD: Addressing a crucial session of the country’s legal fraternity to discuss contentious constitutional amendments proposed by the coalition government, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday sought recommendations from lawyers to decide on the retirement age of judges whether it should be 65 or 68 years. The federal minister was addressing the lawyers following in-camera session of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to brief and review the proposed constitutional changes that have become a challenge for the coalition government to pass them in parliament as it lacked two-thirds majority. The amendments allegedly include legislation to extend the tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa — who is retiring in October this year — as well as the retirement age of the judges.
Today’s event was attended by office-bearers of the lawyers’ bodies, including SCBA President Shahzad Shaukat, PBC Vice Chairman Farooq H Naek, Law Minister Tarar, and senior lawyers.