The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday announced that 28 judges would be posted to erstwhile FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) which was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in May 2018.
“Peshawar High Court has posted Judicial Officers to the newly merged districts of Khyber, Mohmand, Bajawar, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan and South Waziristan,” the court stated in a press release.
According to the details, the 28 postings include seven district and sessions judges, 14 additional district and sessions judges, as well as seven senior civil judges.
“In the first leg, for each newly merged district, one district and sessions judge, two additional district and sessions judge and one senior civil judge have been posted. In due course, civil judges cum judicial magistrates shall be transferred,” the press release said.
“These makeshift arrangements shall be for a maximum period of five to six months, and hopefully there would be a swift transition to the newly merged districts,” the press release added.
