Earlier, the session was postponed till 8:30pm.
The committee, which held its first round of meeting, was constituted for the first time in the country’s history for the appointment of the top judge.
The session took place at Room No 5 of Parliament House.
The committee was formed following the 26th amendment and it comprises representatives from both the National Assembly and the Senate.
It comprises MNAs Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Naveed Qamar, Rana Ansar, Gohar Ali Khan, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, and Senators Farooq Hameed Naik, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Syed Ali Zafar and Kamran Murtaza.
It emerged that opposition PTI and SIC members did not take part in the meeting. For this reason, the session was postponed till 8:30pm.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said efforts would be made to woo the PTI and SIC. And, he clarified, in case of their absence again, the committee would continue its proceedings.
