Justice Yahya Afridi was sworn in as Pakistan’s 30th chief justice on Saturday, succeeding Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the country’s top judge.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the newly-appointed top judge in a prestigious ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The new CJP will will serve the post for a fixed three-year term.
Justice Afridi has succeeded former CJP Isa, who retired and relinquished charge as the top judge yesterday (October 25).
The new top judge is the first to be appointed under Articles 175A(3), 177, and 179 of the Constitution following the 26th Constitutional Amendment.
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The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and heads of the tri-services, including Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir.
Moreover, Supreme Court judges, including Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aisha Malik, former CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, alongside parliamentarians were also in attendance
