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Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan

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Category PLD
Publication Year 2012
MR MR. JUSTICE EJAZ AFZAL KHAN, JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN Born in Mansehra on 8th of May, 1953, Mr. Ejaz Afzal Khan, received his primary education from Government Primary School, Mansehra, did matriculation from Government High School Mansehra and F.A. from the Government College, Mansehra. He joined the Government College, Abbottabad and did Graduation in 1974. He graduated in Law in 1977 from the Khyber Law College and joined the profession of Law the same year. He was enrolled as an Advocate, Peshawar High Court in 1979 and Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1991. His elevation to the Bench as Additional Judge in September, 2000 was an acknowledgment of his professional capabilities and after having served as a Judge of the Peshawar High Court for 9 years, he was appointed as Chief Justice on 20th October, 2009 and on 17th November, 2011 as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, was the only Judge of the Peshawar High Court, who stuck to the principled stance of the independence of Judiciary till last and was restored along with the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on March, 16, 2009. He rejected the offer to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) on November 3, 2007.