ISLAMABAD – The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has recommended the namesof two senior lawyers – Babar Sattar and Tariq Jahangiri – for the post ofadditional judges at the Islamabad High Court.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the JCP, headed by Chief Justice ofPakistan Gulzar Ahmad on Thursday, local media reported.

Picking the names of the prominent lawyers under Article 175-A of theConstitution, the commission has sent the names of Sattar and Jahangiri tothe Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment for endorsement.

After these appointments, the strength of IHC judges will rise to nine.Since the establishment of the high court the sanctioned strength of judgesincluding the chief justice was seven however it was recently increased bythe Parliament to 10 judges.

At present, seven judges including three additional judges are working inthe IHC.

Sattar, one of the top lawyers, has studied Master of Law at Harvard Schoolof Law. He is also known as writer and analyst.

Jahangiri, a former Advocate General of Islamabad, is an expert incriminal, constitutional and civil law.

He was elected as President IHC Bar Association (IHCBA) in 2016.