Two additional PHC judges take oath today

PESHAWAR: Two additional judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) will take oath of their office today.

PHC Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel will administer oath to the two newly-appointed judges including Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Muhammad Ishtiaq Ibrahim.

After taking the oath, the total number of PHC judges would reach 16. The PHC is still short of four judges as the sanctioned posts of the judges are 20.

Born in a respectable family in Swabi on April 15, 1962, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan has started his judicial career as additional district and sessions judge and joined the judiciary on November 1, 1993.

In his judicial career, he remained additional district and sessions judge Kohat, Charsadda, Mansehra, Peshawar and Haripur. Currently, he was serving as District and Sessions Judge Mardan. Before, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also remained as District and Sessions Judge Shangla, Dera Ismail Khan and Hangu districts. He had also served in Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

Muhammad Ibrahim Khan also remained judge of special courts in the province. Before his posting and transfer as District and Sessions Judge Mardan, he was administrative judge of Accountability Courts Peshawar. He also remained as Labour Court Judge Haripur and Anti-Terrorism Courts Judge in Peshawar and Abbottabad.

His judicial records show that his performance was incredible in disposal of both criminal and civil cases as Additional and District Sessions Judge and District Sessions Judge.  

However, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ibrahim was recommended as PHC additional judge is senior Supreme Court lawyer. 

Born in a respectable family in Khazana village near Peshawar on December 2, 1969, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ibrahim received his early education from University Public School, Peshawar. He got his graduation from Government College Peshawar and law degree from University of Peshawar in 1992. He was enrolled as an advocate of the lower courts in 1993, the high court in 1995 and Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2008.

Talking to The News, Ishtiaq Ibrahim said that he has specialty in the criminal nature cases and also deals all type of cases when he was serving as additional advocate general, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Ishtiaq Ibrahim also remained as joint secretary PHC Bar Association in 1999, secretary general in 2009 and president of PHC Bar in 2012. He also played an important role in Lawyers Movement for restoration of judiciary.

Due to his active role in the lawyers’ movement, he was arrested and detained for one month. He remained assistant advocate general in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advocate General’s office from 1999 to 2000 and additional advocate general from 2008 to 2010.