ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has accorded his approval to the appointment of Justice Musarrat Hilali as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.
The president approved her appointment under Article 175A (13) of the Constitution, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release on Monday.
Justice Musarrat Hilali has been working as Acting Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.
Justice Hilali, who was appointed as the regular CJ, is now just the second woman in the country to hold the position of chief justice of a high court; the first was Justice Syeda Tahir Safdar, who is the chief justice of the Balochistan High Court.
Justice Hilali took the oath of office on April 1, becoming the first woman to serve as chief justice of the high court.
Upon the retirement of PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan on March 30, the most senior judge of the court, Justice Noorul Amin Khan was appointed as the acting CJ. But his stint lasted a day only.
