Additional judges of SHC, LHC, PHC: President approves confirmation, extension of tenures

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the confirmation and extension of tenure of Additional Judges of the High Courts of Sindh, Lahore and Peshawar, in accordance with the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

For the Sindh High Court, the president has approved the confirmation of ten additional judges. These judges included: Justice Mian Muhammad Shah, Justice Tasneem Sultana, Justice Riazat Ali Sahar, Justice Muhammad Hasan, Justice Abdul Hamid Bhurgi, Justice Jan Ali Junejo, Justice Nisar Ahmed Bhanbhro, Justice Ali Haider ‘Ada’, Justice Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi and Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza.

The president has also approved a six-month extension in the tenure of two additional judges of the Sindh High Court: Justice Khalid Hussain Shahani and Justice Syed Faizul Hassan Shah.

For the Lahore High Court, the president has approved the confirmation of eleven additional judges: Justice Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Justice Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Justice Sardar Akbar Ali, Justice Syed Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Justice Malik Javed Iqbal Wains, Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Justice Khalid Ishaq, Justice Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Justice Ch Sultan Mahmood, Justice Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh, Justice Abher Gul Khan.

The president has further approved a six-month extension in the tenure of Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa as an additional judge of the Lahore High Court.

For the Peshawar High Court, the president has approved the confirmation of the six additional judges: Justice Muhammad Tariq Afridi, Justice Abdul Fayaz, Justice Salah ud Din, Justice Sadiq Ali, Justice Syed Mudasser Ameer, and Justice Qazi Jawad Ehsanullah.

For the Peshawar High Court, the president has also approved a six-month extension in the tenure of the additional judges: Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice InamUllah Khan, Justice SabitUllah Khan, Justice Aurangzeb.

The approvals have been made on the advice of the prime minister.

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