Additional Judge Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan not confirmed; Additional Judge Tariq Mahmood Bajwa term extended by 6 months
Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi presides over a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan at the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Thursday recommended permanent appointment of 11 additional judges at the Lahore High Court (LHC).
A press release issued by the Supreme Court said the JCP meeting was chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, after which a communiqué was issued outlining the decisions taken by the body.
It said the JCP recommended confirmation of Additional Justice Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Justice Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Justice Sardar Akbar Ali, Justice Syed Ahsan Raza, Justice Malik Javid Iqbal Wains, Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Justice Khalid Ishaq, Justice Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Justice. Sheikh and Justice Abher Gul Khan as permanent judges of the LHC.
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The statement further said that Additional Justice Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan was not confirmed while Additional Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa’s tenure was extended by six months.
The JCP has been actively confirming judges, reconstituting constitutional benches and granting extensions as the year begins. On Wednesday, the commission confirmed six additional judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) as permanent judges and also recommended six-month extension for several additional judges.
Those confirmed as permanent PHC judges include Justices Muhammad Tariq Afridi, Abdul Fayaz, Salahuddin, Sadiq Ali, Syed Mudassar Ameer and Qazi Jawad Ehsanullah.
The commission also granted six-month extension to four additional PHC judges – Justices Farah Jamshed, Inamullah Khan, Sabitullah Khan and Aurangzeb – according to the notice issued after the meeting.
On Tuesday, the JCP recommended the confirmation of 10 additional judges in the Sindh High Court out of a total list of 12, while approving six-month extensions for two more judges.
