Zardari sacks 76 judges appointed during emergency

Islamabad, August 03: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today issued notification to terminate 76 judges appointed by the then President General Pervez Musharraf.

All the sacked judges had appointed during the emergency. The notification was issued after the Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered invalidating the appointment judges and closure of Islamabad High Court.

The Supreme Court declared the former President Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency in November 2007 as unconstitutional.

—Agencies