Hon'ble Judges Hailed/Elevated from Multan Division
The City of Multan is called the City of Saints and is well recognized for its Spiritual Culture and rituals. The city is the last resting place of celebrated sufi saints like Bahauddin Zakariya, Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Shamsuddin Sabzwari, Shah Gardez, and Shah Ali Akbar. It is the oldest living city of Pakistan. Its origin dates back to 5000 years and is contemporary to ancient civilizations of Moen-Jo-daro, Harrpa and Kot D.G. It was a sacred city for the natives claimed it to be placed at the center of the universe. Multan also figures in the works of Hecataeus, Herodotus and Ptolemy. It has been an empire, a kingdom, a province, a state, a capital and now only a district headquarter. The Arabs first arrived here in 662 A.D. and the city came under Muslims rule in 712 A.D. In 1772, Timur Shah lost Multan to Sikh forces. Though the Afghans soon reestablished their control on the city, yet in the battle of Multan, they lost it to Maharaja Ranjit Singh in March, 1818. In February 1949 the British took the city from Sikhs after the battle of Gujrat. Ghanta Ghar (Clock tower) of Multan dates back to the British colonial period, and was built in the Indo-Saracenic style.
Multan is situated on the bank of the Chenab River, about 330 kms to the southwest of Lahore. By population it is the 7th largest city of Pakistan and a major cultural and economic center of Southern Punjab
On January 01, 1981, by the High Courts (Establishment) Order (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1 of 1981, permanent Benches of the Lahore High Court were established with immediate effect at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi.
The then Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shamim Hussain Qadri, through notification date Jan 05, 1981, nominated Hon’ble Mr. Justice Saeed-Ur-Rehman, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abaidullah, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aftab Farrukh, and Mr. Justice Abdur Rehman to constitute Bench at Multan. One unit building at Bahawalpur road, which previously housed some government offices was placed at the disposal of Lahore High Court. One large and three small respectable Court rooms were made on a short notice. Multan Bench also started working on January 10, 1981 when all the four judges conducted their Courts. On January 13, 1981, a reference was held to mark the formal opening of the Multan Bench. Later on Hon’ble Mr. Justice M Mehboob Ahmad laid foundation stone of the new building of Multan Bench. This building was inaugurated on November 26, 1988 by the then Chief Justice of Pakistan Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Haleem.
