{
  "id": 542358,
  "title": "President Zardari approves additional judges' appointments to high courts, ending weeks-long deadlock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/president-zardari-approves-additional-judges-appointments-to-high-542358",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022098/president-zardari-approves-additional-judges-appointments-to-high-courts-ending-weeks-long-deadlock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a resolution to a weeks-long impasse, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of 19 additional judges and the confirmation of five as permanent judges for five high courts on Tuesday, according to a Presidency statement. The Lahore High Court, Sindh High Court, Peshawar High Court, Islamabad High Court, and Balochistan High Court will benefit from these appointments. The President's decision followed a recommendation by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), sources stated. The legal teams of the Presidency and the federal government had recently held positive discussions, paving the way for a resolution, with a subsequent meeting between them expected in the coming days.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday gave his assent to the appointment of 19 additional judges for five high courts, along with confirmation of another five as permanent judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock between the Presidency and the government over the judicial appointments. “The president has approved the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High Court (LHC), Sindh…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Zardari approves 19 additional judges' appointments",
    "Five judges confirmed as permanent for five high courts",
    "Judicial Commission of Pakistan recommended the appointments"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The President's approval of additional judges to high courts ends a weeks-long deadlock, indicating a successful intervention by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan and positive discussions between the Presidency and federal government.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}