Overview
- The commission approved permanent status for PHC Justices Muhammad Tariq Afridi, Abdul Fayaz, Salahuddin, Sadiq Ali, Syed Mudassar Ameer and Qazi Jawad Ehsanullah.
- The tenures of PHC Additional Judges Farah Jamshed, Inamullah Khan, Sabitullah Khan and Aurangzeb were extended for six months.
- Earlier in the week, 10 Sindh High Court additional judges were confirmed, two received six‑month extensions, and four were named to the SHC constitutional bench with that bench’s tenure extended for six months.
- Three Islamabad High Court additional judges—Inaam Ameen Minhas, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Azam Khan—were confirmed, while in Balochistan Justice Najam‑ud‑Din Mengal was confirmed and Justice Muhammad Ayub Khan was not.
- PTI representatives on the commission did not attend the recent sessions, and the Pakistan Bar Council elected Pir Muhammad Masood Chishti vice chairman while condemning campaigns targeting high court judges.