ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday approved the appointment of three judges in the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, including Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minallah.
The president also approved the appointment of Sindh High Court judge Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Shahid Waheed of Lahore High Court as judges of the apex court, a President House press release said.
President Alvi also approved the appointment of Justice Amir Farooq as Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, who would replace Justice Athar Minallah. The president made the aforesaid appointments under Article 175 of the Constitution.