Govt willing to review 19th Amendment for merit-based appointment of judges
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The PTI government is not satisfied with the present system of appointing judges of the superior judiciary but instead of reverting to the old system, it wants to evolve a merit-based transparent process to induct the best available candidates as high court justices. A key aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan confided to The News that the present appointment process, which was introduced after the passage of the 19th amendment, is selection-based rather than merit-based. “We are willing to discuss with the opposition changes in the 19th Amendment that would make the judges` appointment process...