--- title: "IHC rejects petition challenging appointments of two high court judges" description: "Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. The coverage was largely uniform, with all excerpts stating the court rejected the plea. Some outlets, like the Daily Times and 24 News HD, included additional details such as the date and the name of the justice who announced the judgment. No significant framing differences were evident across the excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9058-ihc-dismisses-petition-challenging-appointments-of-justices site: HarZaviya language: en --- # IHC rejects petition challenging appointments of two high court judges pakistan · updated 18 Sep 2026, 9:28 AM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. The framing was consistent across the excerpts, with both outlets emphasizing the court’s rejection of the petition without additional commentary or context. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 18 Sep 2026 — IHC dismisses plea challenging appointments of 2 judges (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [IHC dismisses plea challenging appointments of 2 judges](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030681/ihc-dismisses-plea-challenging-appointments-of-2-judges) · 18 Sep 2026, 9:28 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, rejecting the plea seeking their removal from the bench. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro announced the verdict while hearing a petition filed by lawyer GM Chaudhry, who had questioned the legality of the appointments of the two jud... ### 17 Sep 2026 — IHC rejects petition challenging appointments of two high court judges (4 outlets) > Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. The coverage was largely uniform, with all excerpts stating the court rejected the plea. Some outlets, like the Daily Times and 24 News HD, included additional details such as the date and the name of the justice who announced the judgment. No significant framing differences were evident across the excerpts. - **Daily Times** — [IHC rejects plea against appointment of two judges](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554562/ihc-rejects-plea-against-appointment-of-two-judges/) · 18 Sep 2026, 2:27 AM PKT > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. Justice Khadim Hussain Somroo announced the reserved judgment. Counsel G.M. Chaudhry appeared on behalf of the petitioner, who had sought a declaration that the appointments of the two judges to the Islamabad […] - **Pakistan Today** — [IHC rejects plea filed against appointments of two high court judges](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/17/ihc-rejects-plea-filed-against-appointments-of-two-high-court-judges) · 17 Sep 2026, 9:13 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [IHC dismisses petition challenging appointments of Justices Arbab, Saman Rafat Imtiaz](https://www.app.com.pk/national/ihc-dismisses-petition-challenging-appointments-of-justices-arbab-saman-rafat-imtiaz/) · 17 Sep 2026, 8:20 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP):The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. Justice Khadim Hussain Somroo announced the reserved judgment. Counsel G.M. Chaudhry appeared on behalf of the petitioner, who had sought a declaration that the appointments of the two judges... - **24 News HD** — [IHC rejects plea filed against appointments of two high court judges](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Sep-2026/ihc-rejects-plea-filed-appointments-two-high-court-judges) · 17 Sep 2026, 11:20 AM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected the petition filed against the appointment of high court judges Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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