--- title: "IHC judge recuses from deputationists' repatriation case after contact attempts" description: "Most outlets reported that Islamabad High Court Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir recused himself from a case challenging the repatriation of deputationist officers after revealing attempts to contact him. While the core detail was consistent, some outlets, like 24 News HD, included a direct quote-style phrase (\"You approached me\"), and others, such as The Nation and Business Recorder, noted the judge’s observation or disclosure of the contact attempts in more neutral language. The framing of the judge’s response varied slightly, with some emphasizing the recusal as a result of the contact attempts and others presenting it as a procedural decision." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13239-ihc-judge-recuses-himself-from-deputation-case-after-alleged site: HarZaviya language: en --- # IHC judge recuses from deputationists' repatriation case after contact attempts pakistan · updated 10 Oct 2026, 9:40 AM PKT · 9–10 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Islamabad High Court Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir recused himself from a case challenging the repatriation of deputationist officers after revealing attempts to contact him. While the core detail was consistent, some outlets, like 24 News HD, included a direct quote-style phrase ("You approached me"), and others, such as The Nation and Business Recorder, noted the judge’s observation or disclosure of the contact attempts in more neutral language. The framing of the judge’s response varied slightly, with some emphasizing the recusal as a result of the contact attempts and others presenting it as a procedural decision. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [IHC Judge recuses himself from hearing plea filed by section officers](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036024/ihc-judge-recuses-himself-from-hearing-plea-filed-by-section-officers) · 10 Oct 2026, 9:40 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Arbab Mohammad Tahir on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by section officers serving on deputation who challenged the decision to repatriate them to their respective provinces, expressing displeasure over alleged attempts to influence the proceedings. During the hearing, Advocate Raja Aleem Abbasi appeared on behalf of the petiti... - **Business Recorder** — [IHC judge recuses himself from a deputation case](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443508/ihc-judge-recuses-himself-from-a-deputation-case) · 10 Oct 2026, 4:32 AM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir of the Islamabad High Court recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the repatriation of section officers appointed on deputation, observing that the petitioners had attempted to approach him. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday disclosed this during the hearing of a petition filed by Section Officers working on deputation. He stated that th... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [IHC judge recuses himself from case regarding deputationist officers](https://www.app.com.pk/national/ihc-judge-recuses-himself-from-case-regarding-deputationist-officers/) · 9 Oct 2026, 8:38 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > The Islamabad High Court (IHC)'s Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday recused himself from hearing a case challenging the decision to repatriate deputationist section officers to their respective provinces after expressing strong displeasure over alleged attempts by the petitioners to approach him. - **24 News HD** — [‘You approached me’: IHC judge refuses to hear officers' deputation case](https://www.24newshd.tv/09-Oct-2026/approached-ihc-judge-refuses-hear-officers-deputation-case) · 9 Oct 2026, 12:18 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge has recused himself from hearing a case concerning the return of section officers serving on deputation to their respective provinces after disclosing attempts to contact him over the matter. - **The Nation** — [IHC judge recuses himself from deputation case after alleged calls](https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Oct-2026/ihc-judge-recuses-deputation-case-alleged-calls) · 9 Oct 2026, 11:32 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the repatriation of section officers appointed on deputation after revealing that the petitioners had allegedly attempted to approach him through telephone calls. - **ARY News (English)** — [IHC judge recuses from deputationists’ repatriation case after attempts to approach him](https://arynews.tv/ihc-judge-recuses-from-deputationists-repatriation-case-after-attempts-to-approach-him) · 9 Oct 2026, 10:53 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday recused himself from hearing a case challenging ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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