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- ↑ Asad, Malik (24 November 2021). "JCP recommends 3 lawyers as IHC judges". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Three newly appointed additional IHC judges take oath of office". The Nation. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Asad, Malik (27 March 2024). "IHC judges detail 'brazen meddling' in letter to Supreme Judicial Council". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Calls for probe into letter by 6 IHC judges on 'brazen meddling' in judicial affairs". DAWN.COM. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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