Only three candidates qualified for 105 Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate posts after 1,024 candidates appeared in the KPPSC written examination.
PESHAWAR: Only three candidates have qualified for the next stage of recruitment for 105 Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate and Alaqa Qazi posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after 1,024 candidates appeared in the written examination conducted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission.
The result, announced Wednesday, showed a notably low overall qualification rate. The vacancies were advertised by the Peshawar High Court in April 2026, and the commission received 3,097 applications. All eligible candidates were provisionally allowed to appear in the written examination.
The three successful candidates are Saba Rasool from South Waziristan, Abdullah Noor from Bajaur and Syed Zahid Hussain from Mardan, according to the commission’s result.
The examination covered English General and English Essay, Urdu General and Urdu Essay, Pashto General and Pashto Essay, General Knowledge, Civil Law-I, Civil Law-II, Criminal Law, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984 and Pleadings.
English proved to be one of the most difficult papers. Of the 1,024 candidates who appeared, only 149 passed, while 875 failed. In General Knowledge, 1,005 candidates appeared and 687 did not qualify.
Performance was considerably stronger in several other subjects. In Pashto, 335 of 340 candidates passed. The Urdu paper was cleared by 369 of 654 candidates. In Civil Law-I, 587 of 996 candidates passed, while 537 of 996 cleared Civil Law-II.
Criminal Law recorded a pass rate of 81%, with 803 of 996 candidates qualifying. In Islamic Jurisprudence, 697 of 993 candidates passed, while 775 of 995 candidates cleared the Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984 and Pleadings paper.
The KPPSC has directed the three successful candidates to submit the required duly signed documents within 15 days. Candidates who believe there has been an error in the totaling of their marks may also apply for re-totaling under the commission’s prescribed procedure.
The unusually low number of successful candidates has prompted concern from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council. In a statement, the council called the result alarming and said it raised questions about the recruitment method, examination standards and evaluation process.
The bar council has urged the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court to take notice of the results and review the examination process and prescribed standards. It has also called for future civil judge recruitment to be conducted through the Peshawar High Court rather than the Public Service Commission, similar to the recruitment process for additional district and sessions judges. The council said it reserves the right to pursue legal remedies if its concerns are not addressed.
The KPPSC’s official website currently lists the written examination result for Civil Judges-cum-Judicial Magistrates/Alaqa Qazi under Advertisement No. 03/2026.
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