巴基斯坦法律团体和政府对法官调职和资历是否符合宪法进行辩论。 Pakistani legal groups and government debate the constitutional validity of judges' transfers and seniority.

伊斯兰堡高等法院律师协会已撤回其反对将法官移交伊斯兰堡高等法院的请愿书,称该请愿书应由宪法机构解决。 The Islamabad High Court Bar Association has withdrawn its petition against the transfer of judges to the Islamabad High Court, stating it should be resolved by constitutional bodies. 联邦政府告诉最高法院,移交法官的权力属于巴基斯坦首席法官和各高等法院首席法官,而不是总统。 The federal government told the Supreme Court that the power to transfer judges lies with the Chief Justice of Pakistan and respective high court chief justices, not the president. 他们认为,移交的法官不需要重新宣誓,因为移交是合宪的,并不改变他们的宣誓。 They argued that the transferred judges do not need to take a new oath, as the transfer is constitutional and doesn’t change their oath. 争议涉及法官资历名单的改变。 The controversy involves changes to the judges' seniority list.