Tue, 21-Oct-2025

JCP approves appointment of 3 judges to SC

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ISLAMABAD: Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved appointment of three high court judges to Supreme Court (SC).

In the meeting of the Judicial Commission chaired by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, the appointment of three High Court judges to the Supreme Court has been recommended.

CJP Qazi Faez Isa, law minister, Auditor General for Pakistan (AGP), Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) representative, and Justice Aminuddin Khan attended the meeting.

A JCP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on the issue of appointment of three judges to vacant seats in the Supreme Court.

In the meeting, Chief Justice Lahore High Court Malik Shehzad Ahmed was recommended to be appointed to the Supreme Court while the name of Chief Justice Sindh High Court Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi was also recommended.

The judicial commission also recommended to bring Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Bilal to the Supreme Court.

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KP Govt seeks audit of funds used in fight against terrorism

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  • KP Finance Depat written letter to federal government.
  • Federal Govt requested to sent team for audit of funds.
  •  KP received Rs 415b funds for war against terrorism.

PESHAWAR:  The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has requested the federal government to conduct a special audit of the funds received by the province in the fight against terrorism through the Auditor General of Pakistan(AGP).

The Finance Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has written a letter to the federal government to conduct a special audit of the funds, in which it has been asked that the Ministry of Finance should request the Auditor General of Pakistan to send a team to conduct the audit.

According to the document, the finance department has also sent TORs to the audit team, in which it is said that the audit team should investigate how much money the province has received so far in the fight against terrorism from the seventh NFC award, the home department, and the police. The increase in expenditure should be compared with other departments.

The letter said that the expenditure of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the fight against terrorism should be ascertained, while the audit team should also find out the impact of the money received on the expenditure. Similarly, the audit team should look into the anti-terrorism projects and the money spent.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa receives a percentage of the annual distributable income for the fight against terrorism. During the PTI regime, the province received Rs 415 billion in funds for the war against terrorism.

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Former AGP Malik Qayyum passes away in Lahore

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SC irked over delay in appointment of AGP

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Law dept once again restrains AGP from appearing before courts on behalf of govt

AGP Ahmad Awais

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Restoration of sacked employees: SC seeks reply from AGP on Parliament’s jurisdiction

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Pakistan Attorney General Welcomes SC’s decision in presidential reference

Khalid Jawed

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