Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was consulted by the Prime Minister on the matter before advising President Zardari. - Photo by APP.

ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani advised President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday on appointment of seven additional judges at the Peshawar High Court after consulting Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and approving a summary sent by the Law Ministry.

Those recommended for appointment are Yahya Afridi, Zia-ur-Rehman, Imtiaz Ali, Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah, Sher Mohammad Khan, Abdul Samad Khan and Sardar Shaukat Hayat.

The recommendations were sent by the prime minister against the backdrop of disappointment expressed by the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee which met on Saturday with the chief justice in the chair.

The meeting had deplored that only six judges were working in the PHC and decided to request the government to fill vacant posts in order to end shortage of judges.

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