On the bench: Raja Sadaqat appointed to AJK high court

MUZAFFARABAD:

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has appointed senior advocate Raja Sadaqat Hussain as a permanent judge of the AJK High Court (AJKHC).

According to a notification issued by the Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department on Thursday, AJK President Sardar Yaqoob Khan in consultation with the The Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court chief justice and on the advice of the Kashmir Council made the new appointment in the judiciary, bringing the total strength to five.

AJKHC five-member bench includes Chief Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, Justice Aftab Alvi, Justice Raja Sheraz Kiyani, Sardar Azhar Saleem Babar and Justice Hussain.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2016.