In a rare development, the Supreme Court’s second senior-most judge after the incumbent chief justice, Ijaz Ul Ahsan, resigned.
According to sources, Ahsan, who is among the senior most judges of the top court, has sent his resignation to President Arif Alvi, raising questions over his untimely departure.
The major event comes within a day of Justice (retd) Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi’s resignation, which has also been accepted by the president.
Both the judges were considered ‘close’ to former CJP Umar Ata Bandial, with analysts noting that the jurists were involved in issuing controversial orders — along with another judge, Justice Munib Akhtar.
