Tariq Saeed
Peshawar
Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) who succumbed to deadly Corona Virus Thursday night was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Peshawar city on Friday. His last ritual were offered at Army Stadium Peshawar and funeral prayers were attended by Chief Minister KP Mehmood Khan, top judges, federal Ministers, senior military and civil officers and legal fraternity.
Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, who had opined sometimes back that former president Pervez Musharraf be handed three times, has breathed his last after loosing battle to COVID-19 on Friday late night. He was under treatment at a private hospital in Islamabad. A spokesman for the PHC confirmed that Justice Waqar had coronavirus. He was aged 59 at the time of his death.
Born to a business family of Dera Ismail Khan on March 16, 1961, Waqar Ahmad Seth was enrolled as an advocate of the lower courts on December 18, 1985, as an advocate of the High Court on March 22, 1990 and advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on May 24, 2008. He was elevated to the bench as Additional Judge on August 02, 2011, remained as Banking Judge, Peshawar High Court, remained as Company Judge, Peshawar High Court, Member Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal, Peshawar, and took oath as Chief Justice of the PHC on June 28, 2018. The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court of Pakistan have announced a day of mourning today (Friday) over the tragic death of the PHC chief justice. In a joint statement, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBA) and chairperson and the vice chair of the PBC Executive Committee announced that lawyers would not appear in the courts across the country except for urgent matters.
Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed grief and offered condolences to the bereaved family.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Mr. Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Peshawar. He extended his heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies to members of the bereaved family of the departed soul. The Governor prayed to Almighty Allah to shower His blessings upon the departed soul and to give patience to the bereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity. The Governor also expressed his heartfelt condolence to Judges and lawyers on this irreparable loss of their officer and senior colleague.
