Muhammad Raza Qureshi

Qureshi assumed the role of additional justice at Lahore High Court (LHC) on 7 May 2021.^[1] The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, under the leadership of then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, officially endorsed his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC on 13 October 2022.^[2] He subsequently took the formal oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.^[3]

On 13 February 2023, as LHC judge, he instructed the Punjab government to guarantee the enforcement of a Supreme Court verdict from 2015, mandating the adoption of Urdu as the official language.^[4]