By KUNA,
Islamabad : The National Assembly of Pakistan Wednesday approved amendments in the constitution that gives the Premier a say on the issue of judges appointment and also increases the number of judges of the Judicial Commission.
A 19th constitutional amendment bill containing seven clauses was passed by the National Assembly unanimously.
The changes have been made at the recommendations of the Supreme Court, given after hearing in a case on October 21 that challenged the Parliaments role in appointing judges of the apex court and high courts as set in the landmark Eighteenth Amendment passed in April.
According to the details, the amended bill gives the prime minister a say on the issue of judges appointment and has increased the number of judges of the Judicial Commission from two to four.
Other amendments provide an eight-member Parliamentary Committee that must finally approve the judges would hold meetings in camera, send approval or rejection of a nomination to the prime minister instead of the president and that would be exempted from a bar on discussing the conduct of judges in the parliament.