Parliamentary body confirms seven LHC, SHC judges

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Judicial Appointments on Monday approved the Judicial Commission’s recommendations for the confirmation of four judges of the Lahore High Court and three judges of the Sindh High Court as regular judges, and one-year extension to a Sindh High Court judge.

The Parliamentary Committee met here on Monday with Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari in the chair at the Parliament House. The Lahore High Court judges who were confirmed as a Mamoon Rasheed, Justice Yawar Ali, Justice Farrukh Irfan and Justice Mazhar Ali Naqvi.

The judges of Sindh High Court who got confirmation include Justice Muhammad Tasneem, Justice Hussain Azhar Rizvi and Justice Dr Muhammd Mazhar Ali while one-year extension was given to Justice Nisar Sheikh.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Judicial Appointment Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari said that the decision of the confirmation of four judges was made with consensus. He said the recommendations of the committee would be sent to the prime minister for the final approval and subsequently for issuing the notification by the President.

Seven outlaws arrested

FAISALABAD: Police arrested seven accused here on Tuesday who were involved in different cases of dacoity, robbery and vehicle snatching.

According to a spokesman of the police department, Millat Town police arrested Riyasat Ali son of Liaqat Ali and Mehran Ali son of Rafiq wanted in a dacoity case.

The accused along with their four accomplices committed dacoity in the house of Tanzeem Husain in Bawa Chak on January 11, 2012.

Meanwhile, Sadar Tandlianwala police also arrested two accused- Usman Ghani son of Siddique and Muhammad Husain son of Yousuf.

The accused along with their accomplice had injured police constable Waqas Zohaib on November 30, 2011.

The spokesman further told that Sandal Bar police arrested accused Mubashar Ali son of Noor Shah who along with three other accomplices snatched cash and mobile phone from Muhammad Aqeel near Aminpur Bungalow on December 25, 2011.

Jhang Bazaar police also arrested Muhammad Sharif son of Hakam Din.

The accused with two other accomplices snatched a motorcycle from Muhammad Maqsood on June 30, 2011 near Warraich House.

Separately, Rail Bazaar police also nabbed Shehbaz Ali son of Zulfiqar Ali on charge of robbery. (APP)