--- title: "JCP extends term of SHC constitutional benches for one year" description: "Most outlets reported that the Judicial Commission of Pakistan extended the term of the Sindh High Court’s constitutional benches for one year. Several also noted the 14–1 majority vote in favor of the extension and the renomination of existing judges. A few outlets added additional context, such as the chairing of the meeting by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi or the mention of a separate issue regarding a senior advocate’s degree. The framing remained largely consistent across the excerpts, with the core detail of the one-year extension being the central focus." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14039-judicial-commission-extends-shc-constitutional-benches site: HarZaviya language: en --- # JCP extends term of SHC constitutional benches for one year pakistan · updated 14 Oct 2026, 8:58 AM PKT · 13–14 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Judicial Commission of Pakistan extended the term of the Sindh High Court’s constitutional benches for one year. Several also noted the 14–1 majority vote in favor of the extension and the renomination of existing judges. A few outlets added additional context, such as the chairing of the meeting by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi or the mention of a separate issue regarding a senior advocate’s degree. The framing remained largely consistent across the excerpts, with the core detail of the one-year extension being the central focus. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [Judicial Commission of Pakistan extends term of constitutional benches at SHC](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037019/judicial-commission-of-pakistan-extends-term-of-constitutional-benches-at-shc) · 14 Oct 2026, 8:58 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday extended the term of the Constitutional Benches of the Sindh High Court (SHC) by one year. It was the first meeting of the JCP attended by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Senator Rana Sanaullah Khan, who were recently nominated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his deputy Ishaq Dar, respectively, under Article 175A(2)(vi... - **Business Recorder** — [JCP extends term of SHC’s constitutional benches](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444111/jcp-extends-term-of-shcs-constitutional-benches) · 14 Oct 2026, 4:21 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has extended the term of Constitutional Benches of the Sindh High Court for one more year. The Commission also confirmed that senior advocate Ahsan Bhoon’s LLB degree is genuine. The JCP meeting was held on Tuesday with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi in the chair. Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari an... - **Daily Times** — [JCP extends term of SHC constitutional benches for a year](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566786/jcp-extends-term-of-shc-constitutional-benches-for-a-year/) · 14 Oct 2026, 1:40 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday extended the term of constitutional benches of the Sindh High Court for one year, renominating all existing judges of the benches by a majority of 14 to one. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Commission held at the Conference Room of the Supreme Court […] - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [JCP extends term of SHC Constitutional Benches for one year](https://www.app.com.pk/national/jcp-extends-term-of-shc-constitutional-benches-for-one-year/) · 13 Oct 2026, 11:38 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday extended the term of constitutional benches of the Sindh High Court for one year, renominating all existing judges of the benches by a majority of 14 to one. - **24 News HD** — [Judicial Commission extends tenure of SHC constitutional benches by one year](https://www.24newshd.tv/13-Oct-2026/judicial-commission-extends-tenure-shc-constitutional-benches-one-year) · 13 Oct 2026, 5:30 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Judicial Commission of Pakistan has approved a one-year extension in the tenure of constitutional benches of the Sindh High Court during a meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi in Islamabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday. - **ARY News (English)** — [Judicial Commission extends SHC constitutional benches for one year](https://arynews.tv/judicial-commission-extends-shc-constitutional-benches-for-one-year) · 13 Oct 2026, 4:51 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > The meeting deliberated on the term of the SHC's constitutional bench, which was set to expire on October 25.... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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