Peshawar/ Quetta (Web Desk/Agencies): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath to the newly appointed Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC), Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, at Governor House on Saturday.
The oath-taking ceremony was also attended by KP Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur.
The Secretary of Law read out the appointment order of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC).
The KP Governor congratulated the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on his new responsibilities and expressed his best wishes for him.
The oath-taking ceremony was also attended by Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), Justice Musarat Hilali, judges of the PHC, lawyers, the Chief Secretary and IGP KP, and secretaries of different departments.
Meanwhile, Justice Hashim Khan Kakar took oath as the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC).
Governor Balochistan Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar administered the oath to the chief justice in a ceremony held at Governor House on Saturday.
The oath taking ceremony was attended by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, judges of BHC, provincial ministers, parliamentarians, provincial secretaries and senior lawyers.
The Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday had notified the appointment of Acting Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Ishtiaq Ibrahim, as PHC Chief Justice and Acting Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar as BHC Chief Justice.
The ministry, in its notifications, said that the appointments were made by the President of Pakistan in exercise of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 193 of the Constitution with effect from the date hey would take oath of their offices.
Similarly, the law ministry also notified the appointment of three additional judges Justice Fazal Subhan, Justice Shahid Khan and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal as the PHC judges.