Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri

Jahangiri was born on 10 July 1965. He originates from Jahangiri clan of Swati tribe and belongs to Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He received his early education in Peshawar. In 1979, he relocated to Islamabad and pursued his studies at Islamabad Model College, Government Gordon College, and Federal Government Post Graduate College in Islamabad. He attained his law degree from the University of Karachi. As per reports, University of Karachi letter did not describe the degree as "bogus" but rather referred to it as "invalid." The Islamabad High Court also took notice of the campaign surrounding Jahangiri's degree. == Career ==

Jahangiri began his legal career by becoming an advocate of the District Courts and joined the Islamabad Bar Association in 1992. He became an advocate of the High Courts in 1994 and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2008. In 2023, he gained attention when he issued a blanket protection order to Imran Khan, preventing the police from arresting him in potential future criminal cases. Following which leaders of the PML-N party accused him of showing bias in favor of PTI. He challenged this decision in the supreme court ==Controversies==

Allegations of harassment by intelligence agencies On 26 March 2024, six judges of the Islamabad High Court, including Jahangiri, wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan, alleging interference by the Inter-Services Intelligence in judicial matters. They cited instances of pressure on judges through the abduction and torture of their relatives and secret surveillance within their residences. Additionally, they questioned the existence of a state policy aimed at intimidating and coercing judges. Subsequently, the next day, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa convened a full court session to investigate the accusations raised by the judges. == References ==