The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has summoned a meeting of the judicial commission on August 2 next to review the appointment of Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan as the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC).
Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan is currently the acting chief justice of the PHC. The post of chief justice had fallen vacant in the PHC after the appointment of Justice Mussarat Hilali to the Supreme Court.
Justice Ibrahim Khan is currently serving as acting CJP PHC.
The post of PHC chief justice fell vacant with the elevation of then Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. With her elevation, she became the first woman judge from the province in the apex court.
Born in Swabi on April 15, 1962, Justice Ibrahim was elevated to the high court as an additional judge on August 11, 2016, and subsequently he was confirmed as a judge of the high court on June 1, 2018.