Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on May 4 to consider five names proposed for the posts of additional judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC). PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid has proposed the names of District and Sessions Judge Azhar Khan, District and Sessions Judge Fazal Subhan, District and Sessions Judge Shahid Khan, Sikandar Rashid Advocate and Khalid Rehman Advocate. Also read JCP okays 5 names for appointment as additional PHC judges“Interestingly, now woman has been nominated,” he added. A senior official told The Express Tribune that after the merger of former FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (Fata) with K-P, there was need to increase the number of PHC judges. It seems that senior civil servants did not take interest in enhancing the number of judges, the lawyer added.

Source: The Express Tribune April 25, 2021 04:52 UTC