President okays appointment of two ad hoc SC judges

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of two ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court. According to an announcement from the presidency on Friday, the approval was given under Article 182 of the Constitution. President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed retired Justices Sardar Tariq Masood and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel as ad hoc judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a one-year term. It should be noted that last week, the Supreme Judicial Council had approved the appointment of former Justices Sardar Tariq Masood and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel as ad hoc judges of the Supreme Court.