Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan
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The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan is a judicial body of the superior judiciary of Pakistan, empowered under the Article 209 of the constitution of Pakistan, to hear cases of misconduct against judges.
The composition of the Council is set out in the constitution as:
- The Chief Justice of Pakistan;
- The two next most senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan;
- The two most senior Chief Justices of the High courts.
Where the council is investigating a member of the council he is replaced by the next most senior judge.
Current composition
| Name | Retirement | Qualifying criteria | Comments |
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| Yahya Afridi | 25 October 2027 | Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
| Aminuddin Khan | 13 November 2028 | Chief Justice of Federal Constitutional Court | |
| Munib Akhtar | 13 December 2028 | Senior most judge of Supreme Court | |
| Jamal Khan Mandokhail | 11 November 2026 | Second Senior most judge of Supreme Court | |
| Hasan Azhar Rizvi | 1 November 2030 | Senior most judge of Federal Constitutional Court | |
| Aalia Neelum | 11 November 2028 | Senior most chief justice of a provincial high court (Lahore High Court) | |
| Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar | 2 July 2030 | Second senior most chief justice of a provincial high court (Islamabad High Court) | |
| Mr. Muhammad Saleem Khan | Secretary of the Council | Member in virtue of being Registrar of the Supreme Court | |
