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IHC orders recruitment in Islamabad as per old quota system

By APP
March 17, 2026
A view of the Islamabad High Court building. — APP/File
A view of the Islamabad High Court building. — APP/File

ISLAMABAD: A larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday withdrew a stay order and ordered the institutions, including the federal police, to make recruitment in Islamabad according to the old quota system.

The bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar heard a petition related to the jobs quota system in the institutions of the federal capital. Advocate General Islamabad Shaukat Ayaz, Federal Police Director Law Tahir Kazim and DSP Legal Sajid Cheema appeared in the court. The petitioner