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Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court

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Yahya Afridi's name was third on the list of a three -judge panel that was considered by a parliamentary committee.

The move virtually blocked the elevation of the senior-most judge to head the Supreme Court .

The government issued no clarification for ignoring two other judges, Mansoor Ali Shah and Munib Akhtar .

The party of Pakistan 's imprisoned former PM Imran Khan boycotted Tuesday 's meeting to pick the top judge.

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