Islamabad High Court


The Islamabad High Court is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the following District Courts:
The Court was originally established on by Presidential Order of Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler at the time. The Court ceased to exist on by a decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan following Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 of 2009.
The Court was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010 following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the Oath to the first Chief Justice, Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman on at the Governor's House.

Justices

The Islamabad High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consists of six Justices and additional judges. The mandatory retirement age of the Chief Justice and Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges were initially appointed for one year. After that their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they were retired. The current composition of the High Court is as follows:
No.NameAppointedRetirement DateAppointed FromComments
1Athar MinallahKhyber PakhtunkhwaAppointed as Additional Judge on, confirmed as Justice on and appointed as Chief Justice on.
2Aamer FarooqPunjabAppointed as Additional Judge on.
3Mohsin Akhtar KayaniIslamabad
4Miangul Hassan AurangzebKhyber PakhtunkhwaAppointed as Additional Judge on.
5Lubna Saleem PervezSindhSworn in as Additional Judge on for one year term.
6Fiaz Ahmad Anjum JandranIslamabadSworn in as Additional Judge on for one year term.
7Ghulam Azam QambraniBalochistanSworn in as Additional Judge on for one year term.