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IHC judge transfers draw criticism from Islamabad bar

By none@none.com (Malik Asad)

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ bodies in the capital have reacted sharply to the transfer of three judges from the Islamabad High Court (IHC), with the Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) on Tuesday raising concerns over the move, which it said lacked transparency, and warning that selective transfers could undermine judicial independence. In a strongly worded statement, IBC Vice Chairman Ch Asif Irfan and Exe­cutive Committee Chairman Muhammad Zafar Khokhar demanded a “structured, periodic and across-the-board...