The president on Tuesday, upon confirmation of nominations by Parliamentary Committee and on the advice of the prime minister, appointed Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, and Justice Gulzar Ahmed as judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. President’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said the Judicial Commission of Pakistan had nominated them and Justice Muhammad Athar Saeed, former judge of the Sindh High Court, for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of the Pakistan. However, as deliberation of the Parliamentary Committee on the recommendations of the Judicial Commission in respect of Justice Muhammad Athar Saeed for his appointment as judge of the Supreme Court remained inconclusive, the provisions of the Clause 12 of Article 175 of the constitution would become operative in his case.
The president also approved the appointment of Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed as the chief justice of the Lahore High Court.
Farhatullah Babar said the president also confirmed Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi and Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan as judges of the Islamabad High Court.
The president also appointed Noorul Haq N Qureshi, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Muhammad Azeem Khan Afridi as additional judges of the Islamabad High Court for a one year period.
The confirmation of the two Judges of the Islamabad High Court and appointment the three additional judges of Islamabad High Court for a one year period was approved by the president in accordance with the procedure laid down in the constitution, Babar said.