ISLAMABAD: Justice Munib Akhtar, the second most senior decide of the Supreme Courtroom, was sworn in because the Appearing Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday.
Justice Akhtar will act because the performing chief justice within the absence of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, who had proceeded overseas to attend a convention.
Justice Akhtar is a member of the three-judge particular committee, arrange underneath the Supreme Courtroom (Follow and Process) Act 2023. He’s additionally a member of the Supreme Judicial Council and a member of the Judicial Fee of Pakistan.
The highest decide is on a week-long go to to Azerbaijan to attend a world convention from Could 18 to 25.
For the reason that senior puisne decide, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, can be on a go to to the US the place he would take part in a world convention, the oath was administered by Justice Yahya Afridi.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by judges of the Supreme Courtroom, representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council, the Supreme Courtroom Bar Affiliation, and Registrar Supreme Courtroom Ms Jazeela Aslam, who performed the proceedings of the ceremony.
Revealed in Daybreak, Could nineteenth, 2024