President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday approved appointment of seven Additional Judges in Sindh High Court (SHC). The President approved the appointment of Syed Muhammad Farooq Shah, District & Session Judge, Farooq Ali Channa, District & Sessions Judge, Habib-ur-Rahman Shaikh, lawyer, Aziz-ur-Rehman, lawyer, Aftab Ahmed Gorar, lawyer, Salahudddin Panhwar, lawyer and Riazat Ali Sahar, lawyer, as Additional Judges of SHC.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan had forwarded the above nominations to the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment in the Superior Courts. The Committee during its meeting held on June 14, 2012 observed that the persons recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan possessed the requisite qualifications/experience and enjoyed good reputation and were found fit for appointment as Additional Judges in SHC.
The Committee, therefore, unanimously agreed and confirmed the nominations and requested the Prime Minister to advise the President to accord his approval for these appointments. Accordingly, acting upon the advice of the Prime Minister, the President has also accorded his approval to the appointments, as Additional Judges of High Court of Sindh.