Pakistan, July 5 -- The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, has once again rejected a proposal to make its proceedings public. Despite repeated calls for transparency, the commission voted down the idea during its recent sessions, citing existing rules and legal limitations.

According to a detailed report, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had first proposed in November 2024 that the JCP should release the minutes of its meetings. However, the majority of the members opposed the suggestion. He renewed the demand on June 25, 2025, urging the commission to follow past transparency practices set during former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa's tenure - when a committee regularly published its meeting summari...