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y Lahore High Court, Lahore, Punjab

y Sindh High Court, Karachi, Sindh

y Peshawar High Court, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

y Balochistan High Court, Quetta, Baluchistan

y Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, ICT

The High Courts are the appellate courts for all civil and criminal cases in each respective province. The

High Courts' general authority is laid out in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1956, Article 170, which reads:

"Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 22, each High Court shall have power

throughout the territories in relation to which it exercise jurisdiction, to issue to any person or

authority, including in appropriate cases any Government directions, orders or writs, including

writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, for

the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part II and for any other purpose.

APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGESAppointments to the High Courts are, as with those to the Supreme Court, made by the President, on

the recommendation of the Chief Justice. Prior to 18th Constitutional Amendment, High Court

appointments suffered much the same criticisms as those to the Supreme Court. Future appointments

will be made in the same manner as those to the Supreme Court.

DISTRICT COURTS OF PAKISTAN

The District Courts of Pakistan are courts that operate at the district level, they are controlled by the

highcourt. District courts exist in every district of each province, with civil and criminal jurisdiction. In

each District Headquarters, there are numerous Additional District & Session Judges who usually preside

the courts. District & sessions Judge has executive and judicial power all over the district under his jurisdiction. Session court is also a trial court for heinous offences such as Murder, Rape (Zina), Haraba

offences (armed robbery where specific amount of gold and cash is involved, it is also appelatte court

for summary conviction offences and civil suits of lesser value. Each Town and city now has a court of

Additional District & Sessions judge, which possesses the equal authority over, under its jurisdiction.

When it is hearing criminal cases it is called sessions court and when it is hearing civil cases it becomes

District court. Executive matters are brought before the relevant District & Sessions Judge.

y The High Court of each province has appellate jurisdiction over the lower courts.

y The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between and among provincial

governments, and appellate jurisdiction over High Court decisions

The District Courts of Pakistan are presided over by a Senior judge. They administer justice in Pakistan at

a district level. These courts are under administrative and judicial control of the High Court of the

province to which the district concerned belongs.