Islamabad, February 28, 2025: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, has approved the appointment of four additional judges to the Lahore High Court (LHC) for a one-year term.
The newly appointed judges are Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Tariq Mehmood Bajwa, Ubhair Gul and Tanveer Ahmed Sheikh.
The commission reviewed the names of eight session judges for appointment before finalizing the four judges. The shortlisted candidates included Qaiser Nazir Butt, Akmal Khan, Tanveer Ahmed Sheikh, Jazeera Aslam, Tariq Mehmood Bajwa, Shahida Saeed and Akbar Gul Khan
In addition to the LHC appointments, the JCP approved the expansion of the constitutional bench, adding Justice Hashim Kakar, Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Shakeel Ahmed.
