President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the appointment of additional judges to several high courts and confirmed several existing additional judges as permanent judges.

President Zardari approved the appointment of additional judges to the Lahore High Court, Sindh High Court, Peshawar High Court, Islamabad High Court and Balochistan High Court.

He also approved the confirmation of additional judges of the Sindh High Court and Lahore High Court as permanent judges.

In another decision, Zardari approved bringing the salaries, allowances and pensions of Supreme Court judges at par with those of judges of the Federal Constitutional Court.

He also approved amendments to the 1997 Order concerning the leave, pension and privileges of High Court judges.

In a separate decision, Zardari approved the appointment of Haroon Akhtar as Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production.