Justice (R) Mazhar Alam Miankhel also declines ad-hoc judge position

ISLAMABAD: Justice (R) Mazhar Alam Miankhel has also declined the ad-hoc judge position, after  former SC judges Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar and Justice (R) Mushir Alam rejected the offer for the same position

Justice (R) Mazhar Alam Miankhel has informed of his decision to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).

Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa proposed four retired judges for the appointment as four ad hoc judges for three years in the apex court.

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It included Mushir Alam, Mazhar Alam Miankhel, Maqbool Baqar, and Sardar Tariq Masood.

So far, only ex-judges Sardar Tariq Masood and Mazhar Alam have conveyed their willingness to accept the offer.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced opposition to these ad-hoc appointments in the SC.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar criticized the appointments, alleging they were tainted with dishonesty, and announced plans to challenge them in the Supreme Judicial Council.