ISLAMABAD: Three judges elevated to the Supreme Court will be taking oath Friday as President Arif Alvi accorded approval to their names.
In a statement, the President’s Secretariat said Dr Alvi has approved the appointment of Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi of the Sindh High Court (SHC), and Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Waheed in the Supreme Court.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان میں ججز کی تعیناتی کی منظوری دے دی
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 9, 2022
چیف جسٹس اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ،جسٹس اطہر من اللہ کی بطور سپریم کورٹ جج تعیناتی کی منظوری
سندھ ہائی کورٹ کے جج جسٹس سید حسن اظہر رضوی بھی بطور سپریم کورٹ کے جج تعینات
According to the statement, the President has also approved the name of Justice Aamir Farooq as the IHC’s new chief justice.
President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi approved the appointment of the judges to the apex court under Article 175A of the Constitution.
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