Justice Yahya Afridi. Photo: SC website
ISLAMABAD:
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will meet next month to consider the appointment of six additional judges to the Balochistan High Court (BHC).
The meeting – which will be chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, who is also the president of the JCP – will be held on Thursday, February 12, at the High Court in Islamabad.
The commission will consider the names of Jan Muhammad Gohar and Pazir Ahmed Baloch for appointment as additional judges. Gohar served as the BHC Registrar while Baloch was appointed as a member of the BHC inspection team in April 2024.
The names of Allah Dad Roshan and Abdul Qayyum Lehri will also be considered. Roshan is a district and sessions judge in Quetta while Lehri was appointed BHC registrar in July 2025.
Additionally, the names of Inayatullah Khan and Rehmatullah will be considered for appointment as additional judges. Khan is also a district and sessions judge.
This month, the JCP appointed permanent and additional judges to various provincial high courts in a series of meetings.
The JCP is a constitutional body established under Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan, responsible for the appointment of judges of the higher judiciary.
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