ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed Wednesdayrecommended Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti for the post of the Lahore HighCourt (LHC) chief justice.

The name of Justice Ameer Bhatti has been recommended for the position asthe incumbent LHC CJ Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan is set to retire by July 5.

Chief Justice of Pakistan summoned a Judicial Commission meeting on June 10to ponder over the nomination of Justice Ameer.

Justice Ameer Bhatti became an additional LHC judge in the year 2011 and hewill retire on March 7, 2024. He is currently a senior puisne judge, ajudge of a superior court inferior in rank to the chief justice, in the LHC.