ISLAMABAD:
The issue of appointing judges to vacant posts in the Sindh High Court (SHC) is under consideration, with 46 names proposed for 12 additional judge posts. The secretary of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) forwarded these names to the commission members for consideration.
Among the 46 candidates, six are district and sessions judges, while the remaining 40 are lawyers. The JCP meeting to discuss these appointments is scheduled for January 23 and will take place at the main headquarters of the Supreme Court in Islamabad.
The six proposed district and sessions judges include Suresh Kumar, Khalid Hussain Shahani, Mushtaq Ahmed Laghari, Tasneem Sultana, Munawar Sultana and Ameer Ali Mahesar.
The 40 lawyers appointed include Ali Haider Ada, Nisar Ahmed Bhambro, Riazat Ali Sahir, Meeran Muhammad Shah, Raja Jawad Ali Sehar, Ubaidur Rahman Khan, Rafiq Ahmed Kalwar, Umaima Anwar Khan, Muhammad Usman Ali Hadi, Muhammad Umar Lakhani and Mansoor Ali Ghanghro . .
The list also includes the names of Muhammad Zeeshan Abdullah, Muhammad Jafar Raza, Zulfiqar Ali Solangi, Haq Nawaz Talpur, Abdul Hameed Bharghari, Dr Syed Fayazul Hassan Shah, Mohsin Qadir Shahwani, Qazi Muhammad Bashir, Sandeep Malani and Muhammad Hassan Akbar.
Other nominated lawyers include Syed Ahmed Shah, Imdad Ali Onar, Chaudhry Atif Rafiq, Jamshed Malik, Irfan Mir Helpoto, Jan Ali Junejo and Wali Muhammad Khoso.