Waqar Ahmed Seth

Waqar Ahmed Seth
وقار احمد سیٹھ
Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
In office
28 June 2018 – 12 November 2020
Succeeded byQaiser Rashid Khan
Justice of Peshawar High Court
In office
2 August 2011 – 12 November 2020
Personal details
Bornpredecessor
(1961-03-16)16 March 1961
Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died12 November 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 59)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Resting placepredecessor
Parent
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Waqar Ahmed Seth (16 March 1961 – 12 November 2020) was a Pakistani jurist who was the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court between June 2018 and November 2020.[1] He presided over the special court which heard the high treason case against Pervez Musharraf and one of the two judges on a three-judge panel who convicted Musharraf of this crime and sentenced him to death in a controversial decision.[2] That was the first time in Pakistan's history that a military dictator was convicted of high treason.[3]

  1. ^ "Profiles of Justice: Yahya Afridi and Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Special court sentences Pervez Musharraf to death in high treason case". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason". WQAD.com. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.