PESHAWAR: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has confirmed the permanent appointment of six more judges to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and also extended the six judges’ terms by six months.
The Judicial Commission meeting occurred on Wednesday and was led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi. The meeting looked at the cases of 10 more judges of the Peshawar High Court.
Officially, the sources say that the commission members were unanimous in approving six judges as permanent, while the tenure of four additional judges was stretched for six months.
The judicial meeting was not attended by members of parliament from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and a minister from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government.
The commission issued a statement after the meeting stating that the decision was taken upon very close examination of data forms, professional backgrounds, and other relevant materials.
The new judges to be appointed permanently are Justice Muhammad Tariq Afridi, Justice Abdul Fayyaz, Justice Salahuddin, Justice Sadiq Ali, Justice Syed Mudassar Ameer, and Justice Qazi Jawad Ihsanullah.
The four judges whose services were extended for six months are Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice Inamullah Khan, Justice Sabitullah Khan, and Justice Aurangzeb.
PHC orders not to exclude female Afghan student from admission process
On December 13, the Peshawar High Court(PHC) has ordered not to exclude the Afghan student from the admission process due to a lack of a passport.
The Peshawar High Court has issued the order of the previous hearing on the application related to the admission of the Afghan student. The order states that the applicant student should not be excluded from the admission process based on not having an Afghan passport. Afghan students are required to have an Afghan passport and a visa for admission to specific seats.
The Peshawar High Court has said that, according to the applicant student’s lawyer, the Pak-Afghan border is closed, and due to the closure of the border, it will take some time to obtain a passport. The order states that, according to the petitioner, she is being denied admission on the grounds of not having a passport. The parties should submit a detailed response in this regard. In the meantime, the Afghan student should not be excluded from the admission process.
The court has said that further hearing on the petition is adjourned till December 30.
