Judicial Commission approves appointment of 10 additional judges for PHC
Pakistan
The commission reviewed 40 candidates before finalising the appointments
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Judicial Commission meeting, chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, has concluded with the approval of 10 additional judges for the Peshawar High Court (PHC). The commission reviewed 40 candidates before finalising the appointments.
Sources privy to the matter said that the approved names included District and Sessions judges Farah Jamshed and Inamullah, as well as Qazi Jawad, Mudassar Amir, and Abdul Fayaz. Additionally, Salahuddin, Sadiq Ali, Tariq Afridi, Sabit Ali, and Aurangzeb Khan were also approved for appointment as additional judges.
During the meeting, PHC Chief Justice Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim reportedly advocated for the appointment of a tenth judge.
Despite objections raised by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, including Barrister Gohar, Ali Zafar, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Law Minister, the commission approved the appointments by majority vote.
It must be noted that on Friday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges had written a letter to the president and prime minister in which they raised their concerns over attempts to appoint the IHC CJ from other high courts.
The letter also suggested that one of the three senior most IHC judges should be made the IHC CJ.
