Khalid Ranjha nominated as member of Judicial Commission

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Khalid Ranjha nominated as member of Judicial Commission

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28 October,2010 06:45 pm

Pakistan Bar Council has nominated Khalid Ranjha as the member of Judicial Commisson after which the process of nomination has completed, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Dr. Khalid Ranjha has been appointed as the member for a period of two years. Fakhar-Ud-Din G. Ibrahim was nominated by Hamid Khan group in opposition to Khalid Ranjha but was defeated. Khalid Ranjha got 11 votes whereas Fakhar-Ud-Din G. Ibrahim managed to get 7 votes. The meeting of the bar council was presided over by Vice Chairman Pakistan Bar Council Kazim Khan. Hamid Khan expressed his reservations on the nomination of Khalid Ranjha after the meeting concluded. He was of the view that an unbiased and neutral person should have been nominated for commission that would appoint new judges in the higher judiciary in future. Hamid Khan also said that Fakahr-Ud-Din G. Ibrahim was such candidate as was neutral. On the other hand Dr. Khalid Ranjha thanked the members of the bar council for nominating him in a democratic manner.