ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, a seven-member Supreme Court constitutional bench rejected a plea contesting the army chief’s tenure extension.
The SC registrar office’s objections that the plea was inadmissible were also upheld, however the petition was denied by the bench led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan for non-pursuance.
Justices Ayesha Malik, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Musarrat Hilali are also on the Supreme Court bench.
This comes after the ruling coalition extended the set tenure of services heads to five years earlier this month by amending the legislation pertaining to the three branches of the armed forces through the Pakistan (Army/Air Force/Navy) Act Amendment, 2024.
