Islamabad: Judicial Commission of Pakistan has approved appointment of 9 additional judges in Lahore High Court (LHC).

The meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Khan Afridi was held for considering the nominations for appointment of Additional Judges in the Lahore High Court in the Conference Room of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad at 2:00 pm.

Before Commencement of the proceedings the members collectively offered heartfelt condolences on the passing of wife of Akhtar Hussain, Senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan/Member Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

In the meeting, the commission, by majority of its total membership nominated the following persons for their appointment as Additional Judges in the Lahore High Court; Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Advocate Supreme Court, Sardar Akbar Ali, Advocate Supreme Court, Syed Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Javid Iqbal Wains, Advocate Supreme Court, Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Advocate Supreme Court, Khalid Ishaq, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Advocate Supreme Court and Chaudhry Sultan Mahmood, Advocate Supreme Court.

The Commission unanimously decided that nominees who did not secure the required majority of the total membership of the Commission for finalization of their nominations this time may be renominated for future vacancies. The Chairperson also appreciated the services rendered by the staff of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for assisting the members in using the web portal for the proceeding of the meeting.