President approves appointment of judges

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President approves appointment of judges

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President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of two FSC and five LHC additional judges.

23 March,2012 01:26 am

President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday approved the nomination of retired judges of Federal Shariat Court Mr Justice (Retd) Shaikh Ahmad Farooq and Mr Justice (retd) Muhammad Jehangir Arshad for confirmation as judges of Federal Shariat Court for a period of two years.The summary received by the President from the Prime Minister in this regard said that after due consideration by the Judicial Commission and then by the Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges in the Superior Courts, the above nominations were forwarded to the Prime Minister.The Prime Minister in turn advised the President to accord approval to these nominations. Accordingly, the President acting upon the advice of Prime Minister accorded the approval today.The President also approved the appointment of five additional judges of the Lahore High Court. They are: Mr Abul Sami Khan, Mr Ibad-ur-Rehman Lodhi, Mr Shujaat Ali Khan, Mrs Ayesha A Malik and Shaikh Shahid Waheed.These nominations were also forwarded through the Prime Minister to the President by the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment in the Superior Courts after due consideration by the Judicial Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the constitution.