Overview
- Ten judges in Sindh, 11 in Lahore and six in Peshawar were converted from additional to permanent, completing this round of confirmations.
- Six-month extensions were granted to SHC Justices Khalid Hussain Shahani and Syed Faiz ul Hassan Shah, LHC’s Tariq Mahmood Bajwa, and PHC’s Farah Jamshed, Inam Ullah Khan, Sabit Ullah Khan and Aurangzeb.
- The President’s House said the approvals were issued on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice after recommendations from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.
- Chief Justice Yahya Afridi chaired the JCP sessions that reviewed records and finalized the list of candidates for confirmation.
- Earlier related actions in Islamabad saw Justices Muhammad Azam Khan, Muhammad Asif and Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas notified as permanent and sworn in.