Judge 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 JCP president, will be held on Thursday, February 12, at the Islamabad High Court.
The commission will consider the names of Jan Muhammad Gohar and Pazir Ahmed Baloch for appointment as additional judges. Gohar served as BHC registrar while Baloch was appointed as BHC member inspection team in April 2024.
The names of Allah Dad Roshan and Abdul Qayyum Lehri will also be considered. Roshan is serving as district and sessions judge in Quetta, while Lehri was appointed registrar of BHC in July 2025.
Also, the names of Inayatullah Khan and Rehmatullah will be reviewed for appointment as additional judges. Khan also serves as a district and sessions judge.
This month, the JCP has appointed permanent and additional judges in several provincial high courts in a series of meetings.
The PCJ is a constitutional body established under Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan, responsible for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
(WITH INPUTS FROM THE NEWS DESK)
