Pakistan's Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the constitutional body overseeing judicial appointments and transfers, convened on Tuesday to deliberate on a proposal to transfer five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to courts in other provinces. The move has drawn sharp criticism from Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, who warned that relocating five of the IHC's nine judges without immediate replacements would create dangerous institutional vacancies and could effectively punish judges without due process, bypassing constitutional safeguards. The uncertainty has already disrupted courtroom proceedings, with senior IHC judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani — proposed for transfer to the Lahore High Court — remarking during hearings that he had "24 hours left," underlining the paralysing effect the unresolved reshuffle has had on the court's daily functioning.