ISLAMABAD Reaffirming its commitment to protect the independence of judiciary, Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PCCR) has sought the input of all the parliamentary parties on the interim order of the Supreme Court wherein review in the judges appointment mechanism devised in the 18th Amendment was sought. The committee, which met under the chair of Senator Mian Raza Rabbani here on Monday, expressed its resolve to review the judges appointment procedure under the 18th Amendment in the light of the Supreme Courts interim order. A set of recommendations to change the appointment mechanism for the superior judiciary was also sent by the apex court to the committee for consideration. Sources in the committee informed TheNation that the mood of the committee was quite congenial towards the apex court and all the parliamentary parties were asked to come up with their recommendations regarding the introduction of changes in the judges appointment mechanism and adjourned the meeting till November 10. The sources further said that some of the members of the committee raised the point that some members have difference of opinion regarding the interim order of the apex court and suggested that a sub-committee be constituted in this regard but Chairman of the committee Raza Rabbani did not agree to it and instead asked all the parliamentary parties to come up with their suggestions and recommendations regarding sprucing up the mechanism for appointment of judges in the next meeting. According to the press release issued by the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms, the committee reviewed the interim order of the apex court issued on October 21 and finalised its future line of action. The meeting was attended by Senator Ishaq Dar, Babar Awan, Afrasayab Khattak, Prof Khursheed, Senator Abdul Malik, Haji Adeel, Lashkar Raisani, Iqbal Muhammad Ali, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and other Parliamentarians. The committee members expressed the resolve that the supremacy of Parliament would be maintained at every cost while the committee would also ensure protection of judiciary in line with the Constitution. The committee in consultation with its members decided that it would review the judges appointment procedure under the 18th amendment. The meeting also voiced satisfaction over the steps taken by the Supreme Court for referring back the constitutional provision related to appointment of judges to Parliament for reviewing it again. Rabbani was of the view that the committee had started its work to review the judges appointment procedure following the directions of Speaker National Assembly.