Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Six additional judges of SHC takes oath as permanent judges  

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KARACHI: Six additional judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) took oath as permanent judges.

Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi administered the oath to the permanent judges.

Judges of Sindh High Court, representatives of Bar Association and lawyers participated in the ceremony, the families of the permanent judges also participated in the swearing-in ceremony.

Justice Amjad Ali Bohio, Justice Sana Akram Minhas, Justice Jawad Akbar Sarwana, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, Justice Abdul Rahman and Justice Arbab Ali Hakro are among those who took oath as permanent judges.

All the 6 judges were appointed as Additional Judges in 2023, the number of permanent judges in Sindh High Court has increased to 32 but still 8 posts are vacant.

Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the permanent appointment of 6 judges of the Sindh High Court.

The Ministry of Law also issued a notification to make judges permanent.

These judges were recommended to be made permanent by the Judicial Commission in the last session.

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Food Street: SHC orders to open Burns Road for traffic in two-days  

Food Street:
  • Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi heard the case.
  • SHC accepted the petition of the residents of Burns Road.
  • Petitioner stated that residents face severe hardship in evening hours.

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) cancelled the notification to close the roads of Burns Road for food street and ordered administration to open roads in two days.

A two-member bench headed by the Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi heard the case.

The Sindh High Court accepted the petition of the residents of Burns Road and instructed that Burns Road and surrounding roads should not be closed during evening hours.

Court remarked that basic rights of citizens cannot be removed for food street and ordered to immediately remove all encroachments from roads and footpaths.

The petitioner stated that even the ambulance cannot allow to pass due to road closure.

The petitioner further stated that residents face severe hardship during evening hours.

The lawyer said closure of Burns Road does not affect the specific area but also disturbed the traffic of Liaquatabad as well as from Malir to Tower.

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