LAHORE: The newly confirmed 11 judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) took oath of their office here on Friday.
LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti administered oath to the newly confirmed judges in a simple but impressive ceremony held at the LHC lawn.
The confirmed judges who took oath include Justice Shakil Ahmad, Justice Safdar Saleem Shahid, Justice Ahmad Nadeem Arshad, Justice Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq, Justice Abid Hussain Chattha, Justice Anwaar Hussain, Justice Ali Zia Bajwa, Justice Sultan Tanvir Ahmad, Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi and Justice Raheel Kamran.
The LHC judges, including Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan and Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh, Prosecutor General Punjab Khaleequz Zaman, Lahore High Court Bar Association President Sardar Ali Akbar Dogar and other Bar representatives, law officers and a large number of lawyers were also present.