Dost Muhammad Khan دوست محمد خان | |
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&sq=Victoria Nuland &lang=en&file=File:Dost_Muhammad_Khan_(judge)_(cropped).JPG) Dost Muhammad Khan in 2014 | |
| Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Caretaker) | |
| In office 6 June 2018 – 16 August 2018 | |
| Governor | Iqbal Zafar Jhagra |
| Preceded by | Pervez Khattak |
| Succeeded by | Mahmood Khan |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 February 2014 – 20 March 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court | |
| In office 17 November 2011 – 31 January 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Preceded by | Ijaz Afzal Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mian Fasihul Mulk |
| Justice Peshawar High Court | |
| In office 10 September 2003 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1953 Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
Dost Muhammad Khan (Urdu: دوست محمد خان) (born 20 March 1953) is a Pakistani jurist who remained a senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1 February 2014 to 20 March 2018.[1] Previously, he served as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court from 17 November 2011 to 31 January 2014. He refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) 3 November 2007 and rejected many offers.[2]
As Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and justice at the Supreme Court, Justice D.M. Khan's judicial interpretation has been described as nationalist and moderate leanings when he delivered several major judgments: terming drone strikes as "war crimes" and ordering the government to raise the issue at the UN; a lifelong disqualification of former president Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections; declaring fuel adjustment charges illegal; taking suo motu notice of women being barred from voting and ordering missing persons be shifted to internment centers. His other achievements include establishment of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) System, an online complaint system and mobile courts.[3]
On 5 June 2018, Dost Muhammad Khan was appointed as caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[4] and he assumed office on 6 June 2018.[5]
- ^ Correspondent (1 February 2014). "Justice Dost Muhammad takes oath as judge of Supreme Court". The News, islamabad.
- ^ "1. Dost Muhammad Khan - Peshawar High Court". Peshawar High Court. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Justice Dost Muhammad heads to SC". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Justice (r) Dost Muhammad Khan named KP caretaker CM". The News. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan sworn in as caretaker KP CM". Geo News. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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