Four Peshawar High Court additional judges cease to function as president delays their service confirmation

PESHAWAR: Four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court have ceased to function as the president of Pakistan has yet to give assent to the confirmation of their services as recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). The four judges, including Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice Inamullah Khan, Justice Sabitullah Khan and Justice Aurangzeb, were appointed as additional judges for a period of one year and they had taken oath of their offices on Feb 4, 2025. On the JCP’s recommendations early this year, their service terms as additional judges were extended for six months. The time ended on Aug 4. In a meeting on July 20, the JCP recommended confirmation of the services of the…