Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri

Jahangiri began his legal career by becoming an advocate of the District Courts and joined the Islamabad Bar Association in 1992. He became an advocate of the High Courts in 1994 and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2008.^[1]

In 1992, he founded his own law firm, "Jahangiri Law Associates," in Islamabad. His involvement in legal associations includes serving as President of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association from 2016 to 2017 and holding positions as President and General Secretary of the Islamabad Bar Council from 2005 to 2006, and from 2002 to 2003, respectively.^[1]

On 28 December 2020, President Arif Alvi appointed him as Justice of the Islamabad High Court.^[5][6]

In 2023, he gained attention when he issued a blanket protection order to Imran Khan, preventing the police from arresting him in potential future criminal cases. Following which leaders of the PML-N party accused him of showing bias in favor of PTI.^[3]

Over the "Bogus" Degree case surrounding Jahangiri's Law degree obtained from University of Karachi a bench led by Chief Justice Islamabad High court barred him from judicial work until the final decision from the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan.^[7] He challenged this decision in the supreme court^[8]

On 26 March 2024, six judges of the Islamabad High Court, including Jahangiri, wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan, alleging interference by the Inter-Services Intelligence in judicial matters. They cited instances of pressure on judges through the abduction and torture of their relatives and secret surveillance within their residences. Additionally, they questioned the existence of a state policy aimed at intimidating and coercing judges.^[9] Subsequently, the next day, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa convened a full court session to investigate the accusations raised by the judges.^[10]