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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is in no mood to extend his tenure as he is retiring on October 25, the Express Tribune has learned on good authority.
Sources in the federal government said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also aware about the latest situation.
The development comes amid reports that the government was contemplating constitutional amendments to extend CJ Isa’s tenure.
There are reports that the PML-N led government is considering two options — either to fix tenure of the chief justice to three years or extend the retirement age of SC judges from 65 to 67. Similarly, the retirement age of high court judges will be extended from 62 to 64 through a constitutional amendment.
However after the Supreme Court decision about the reserved seats this arrangement is not possible as the government has lost two thirds majority .
