President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of Prime Minister approved the confirmation of two Additional Judges of Peshawar High Court (PHC) and also approved the appointment of two Additional Judges of Sindh High Court (SHC).
The Judges who have been confirmed as Additional Judges Peshawar High Court are Mr. Justice Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah and Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi.
The Judges who have been appointed as Additional Judges Sindh High Court are Mr. Nadeem Akhter and Mr. Mohammad Shafi Siddique.
The nominations after due consideration were forward to the Parliamentary Committee on the appointment of Judges in the Superior Courts by the Judicial Commission which unanimously agreed with its recommendation and approved Mr. Justice Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah for extension as Additional Judge till the age of superannuation and Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi for confirmation as Judge of Peshawar High Court. It also approved, unanimously, the nomination of Mr. Nadeem Akhter and Mr. Mohammad Shafi Siddique as Additional Judges of Sindh High Court.
The recommendations were then forwarded to the Prime Minister on who’s advice the President today approved these judicial appointments.
