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The Islamabad High Court is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts. It was re-established in 2010 after the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan and has a bench of 10 judges, including the current Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.
Aamer Farooq is a Pakistani jurist and the current Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court since November 2022. He was also a Justice of the Islamabad High Court from 2014 to 2022 and was involved in the Rana Shamim affidavit controversy.
On 26 March 2024, six judges of the Islamabad High Court, including Khan, wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan, alleging interference by the Inter-Services Intelligence in judicial matters. They cited instances of pressure on judges through the abduction and torture of their relatives and secret surveillance within their ...
On 8 April, a former general secretary of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) lodged a reference with the SJCP against senior puisne judge of IHC, Justice Kayani. The allegation stated that Justice Kayani "waged a war against the forces of Pakistan in a planned manner by inducing and convincing other judges of high court". [28]
Zahir Jaffer is a Pakistani-American who was sentenced to death for murdering and raping Noor Mukadam, the daughter of a former diplomat, in 2021. He was arrested at the scene of the crime and confessed to the premeditated killing after he failed to convince Noor to marry him.
Babar Sattar is a Pakistani jurist and a judge of the Islamabad High Court since 2020. He has handled several high-profile cases involving early marriage, contempt of court, and intelligence agency interference.
Learn about the history, constitution and jurisdiction of the five high courts of Pakistan, including the Islamabad High Court established in 2010. Find out the principal seats and benches of each high court and the autonomous territories high courts.
On 26 March 2024, six judges of the Islamabad High Court, including Kayani, wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan, alleging interference by the Inter-Services Intelligence in judicial matters. They cited instances of pressure on judges through the abduction and torture of their relatives and secret surveillance within their ...