Justice Waqar takes oath as Chief Justice PHC
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 28, 2018
PESHAWAR: Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth on Thursday took oath as Chief justice (CJ) of Peshawar High Court (PHC) in a ceremony held here at Governor House.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra administered oath to the CJ PHC. Senior lawyers, elected representatives of Peshawar High Court Bar Association and judges of PHC attended the oath taking ceremony.
Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth obtained L.L.B degree from Khyber Law College Peshawar in 1985. Initially, he was enrolled as an advocate of district courts in December 1985 and in 1990 enrolled as an advocate of High Court.
Waqar Ahmad Seth started his professional career in December 1985 when he was enrolled as an advocate in the lower courts.
He was enrolled as an advocate at the Peshawar High Court on March 22, 1990. Subsequently, on May 24, 2008 he was enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and was elevated to
the bench in August 2011 as additional judge.
He also worked as Banking Judge, Company Judge, PHC and served as Member of Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal Peshawar.