On the advice of the prime minister (PM), President Asif Zardari on Saturday appointed Justice Hameedur Rehman as judge of the Supreme Court (SC) and Justice Anwar Khan Kasi as chief justice (CJ) of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
President Zardari’s spokesman Farhatullah Khan Babar said the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment in the Superior Courts, after receiving the nomination of Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), had unanimously agreed with the nomination and requested the PM to advice the president for the said appointment. Acting upon the advice of the PM, the president has approved the appointment of Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman as the SC judge. Earlier, Justice Hammedur Rehman was serving as the IHC CJ.
President Asif Zardari has also appointed Justice Anwar Khan Kasi as the IHC chief justice. Earlier, Justice Kasi was serving as the IHC judge. Babar said the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment in the Superior Courts, after receiving the nomination from the JCP, unanimously agreed and requested the PM to advice the president for the appointment. The president has approved the appointment and made Justice Anwar Khan Kasi as the IHC CJ.