Efforts underway to end deadlock over judges’ appointments

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• Govt’s legal team set to meet Presidency officials as summary remains pending with Zardari

• Officials say matter now sub judice after petition filed in IHC

ISLAMABAD: In a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock over judicial appointments, the government’s legal team has scheduled a meeting with its counterparts at the Presidency on Sunday, as authorities explore the possibility of unilaterally notifying the confirmation and appointment of high court judges.

The development comes as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has yet to issue its ruling on the maintainability of a petition challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s alleged failure to assent to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.