ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan constituted a five-member larger bench to hear a suo motu case pertaining to journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder.

A 5-member larger bench headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has been constituted to hear the suo motu case.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Athar Minallah are included in the bench.

The decision to form a 5-member bench headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandukhel was taken in the ratio of two to one.

Sources said Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa gave the opinion to maintain the 3-member bench of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, while Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar gave the opinion to form a 5-member bench headed by Jamal Khan Mandokhail.

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