KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari appointed the chief justices to the four high courts on Monday, Dawn.com reported.

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday issued notifications regarding the appointments. As per the notifications, Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar is appointed as the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar is appointed chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Rozi Khan Barrech as chief justice of Balochistan High Court and Justice S.M. Attique Shah as Peshawar High Court chief justice.

The notifications stated, “In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (1) of the Article 193 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is pleased to make aforesaid appointments with effect from the date they (judges) makes oath of their offices.”-APP

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), last week, nominated them.

President Zardari will administer the oath to Justice Dogar at the Presidency, while the chief justices of other high courts will take the oath from the respective provincial governors.

Published in Dawn, July 8th, 2025