The petition was filed by former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and current member of the Pakistan Bar Council, Abid S Zubairi against the proposed constitutional amendments.
Azaz Syed is facing threats and a targeted online harassment campaign following his critical comments on blasphemy allegations and the rise of extremism in Pakistan.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyers held a protest outside the Supreme Court against the proposed constitutional court, and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa criticised the practice of reserving government job seats for the children of bureaucrats in Pakistan, calling for a transparent, merit-based hiring system. He questioned how Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) could be issued by lower-level officials
Speaking to reporters after attending court proceedings in the £190m corruption case on Friday, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that the decision on the cases must be made on the basis of 'like or dislike', as all citizens are equal before the law.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa asked why did Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) "committed suicide" by deciding to merge with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) following the February 8 elections, Geo News reported.