The absence of a constitutional deadline has now emerged as a key issue amid the ongoing delay. In two separate meetings, the JCP recommended the appointment of three additional judges to the Islamabad High Court, 10 to the Lahore High Court (LHC), three to the Sindh High Court (SHC) and three to the Balochistan High Court (BHC). It also recommended the confirmation of four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and a six-month extension in the tenure SHC Additional Judge Justice Khalid Hussain Shahani. Legal circles believe that the current impasse could eventually be challenged before a high court. The issue has gained added urgency in the case of the PHC, where Justices Inamullah Khan, Sibghatullah Khan, Aurangzeb and Farrukh Jamshed were appointed as additional judges on Feb 4, 2025.