ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court on Thursday held a discussion on the composition of the bench competent to hear petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, as a counsel for the petitioners urged that the case be referred to a bench comprising all 16 SC judges, who formed the full court prior to the amendment.

On Thursday, an eight-member constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan heard the petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which brought about sweeping changes in judiciary including formation of CBs in the SC and high courts.

During the hearing, senior lawyer Munir A Malik, representing the Balochistan Bar Council and the Balochistan High Court Bar, said he adopted the arguments presented by lawyer Hamid Khan but also wished

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