Govt joins bid to hold resigned judges accountable

The Supreme Court conditionally allowed the federal government on Wednesday to become a party to a case pertaining to continuing the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) proceedings against retired or resigned judges facing charges of misconduct.

A five-judge larger bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan and including Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice…