{
  "id": 3674115,
  "title": "SHC orders regular NIRC chairman appointment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/shc-orders-regular-nirc-chairman-appointment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:21:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1544057/shc-orders-regular-nirc-chairman-appointment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sindh High Court has ordered the federal government to appoint a regular chairman for the National Industrial Relations Commission. The court specified that the appointment must be made in accordance with legal requirements and prescribed qualifications.\n\nThe court's order was issued in response to a petition challenging the appointment of Sardar Tahir Sabir as acting chairman of the commission. According to Dawn - Pakistan, the petitioner argued that the law does not authorize the appointment of an acting chairman and that Sabir's appointment on May 18 was made without lawful authority.\n\nThe court noted that while the federal government has the power to make appointments, it cannot bypass the required qualifications and mechanisms by making temporary arrangements. The court also observed that the position of chairman is a statutory component of the commission's composition.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "SHC orders federal govt to appoint regular NIRC chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/shc-orders-federal-govt-to-appoint-regular-nirc-chairman",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:20:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}