Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minallah on Friday ordered verification of academic degrees of all the employees including senior officers. According to details, a notification in this regard has also been sent to the concerned authorities. It is pertinent to mention that former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar had ordered verification of lawyers’ degrees from 2005 onwards. The chief justice directed that the verification process will take place at the additional registrar’s office. He also ordered the bar associations of the country to cooperate with the top court on the matter. Published in Daily Times, January 19th 2019.