Islamabad High Court

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the following district courts:^[1]

• Islamabad District Court (East)
• Islamabad District Court (West)^[2]

Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar is the current Chief Justice, having taken oath on 8 July 2025.^[3][4]

The Court was originally established on 14 August 2007 by Presidential Order of Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler at the time. The Court ceased to exist on 31 July 2009 by a decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan following Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 of 2009.^[5]

The Court was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010^[6] following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the first Chief Justice, Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman on 3 January 2011 at the Governor's House, Karachi.^[7]

In a 116-page judgment released on 24 February 2026, the IHC detailed the removal of Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri in his appointment to the bench.^[8] An IHC division bench made up of Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan ruled ex-Jahangiri's elevation to the high court was a "legal nullity" since his foundational law degree was void ab initio.^[9]

The Islamabad High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. After the passing of Islamabad High Court (Amendment) Act 2024, the Islamabad High Court will consist of 12 judges, in addition to the Chief Justice.^[10] The mandatory retirement age of the Chief Justice and Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges are initially appointed for one year. After that, their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they were retired. The current composition of the High Court is as follows:

تم تعيين القاضي سردار طاهر صابر مسجلاً في محكمة إسلام آباد العليا. تم أرشفة هذا الخبر في 27 سبتمبر 2022 على موقع Wayback Machine في 30 سبتمبر 2022. ^{[ 11 ]}

• محكمة مقاطعة إسلام آباد
• السلطة القضائية في باكستان
• مجلس نقابة المحامين في إسلام آباد

• الموقع الرسمي