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10 additional judges sworn in at LHC after president's go-ahead

dawn.com · 8hShare

LAHORE: Ten additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) took their oath on Tuesday, hours after President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to the appointment of the judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock. Chief Justice Aalia Neelum administered the oath to the newly appointed additional judges at a ceremony held at the LHC. The newly sworn judges were Ghulam Sarwar Nihung, Muhammad Ajmal Khan Zahid, Aamir Ajam Malik, Shireen Imran, Asad Ali Bajwa, Muhammad Amjad Pervez, Khalid Ibn-i-Aziz, Munawar Iqbal Duggal, Syed Farhad Ali Shah and Muhammad Usman Ghani Rashid Cheema. In addition, Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa took oath as a permanent judge of the LHC on completion of his probation period. The new appointments were made for one year from the date of their oath. Following the induction of the new judges, 10 vacancies still remain at the LHC against the constitutionally approved strength of 60 judges. The vacant slots will increase to 11 next week with the retirement of Justice Shahid

First report: IHC seeks govt, law ministry reports on long-pending judges' appointment summary — tribune.com.pk, 1d