President General Pervez Musharraf has ordered appointment of eight additional judges of Lahore High Court for a period of one year. A notification by the Law, Justice and Human Rights Division stated the judges have been appointed from the date they take oath of their office.
The judges who have been appointed are; Sh. Javaid Sarfraz, Muhammad Jahangir Arshad, Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti, Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, Sh. Azmat Saeed, Hamid Ali Shah and Umar Atta Bandial.