Newly-appointed chief justices of Islamabad, Sindh and Peshawar high courts took oath of their offices on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Justice Sarfraz Dogar took oath as new Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the newly-appointed IHC chief justice at a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad.
Prominent among those who attended the ceremony included Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazir Tarar, Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani, judges and lawyers.
Meanwhile, aewly-appointed Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Mohammad Junaid Ghaffar took oath of his office in Karachi on Tuesday.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori administered oath to the newly appointed Chief Justice at a ceremony which was held at the historic venue where the Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, took his oath as the country’s first Governor-General.
The event was also attended by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other dignitaries. This marked the first time that the oath ceremony was held at this significant location.
Later, Justice Junaid Ghaffar visited the Mazar of Quaid-e-Azam and offered fateha. He also laid floral wreath on the Mazar of the Quaid-e-Azam.
Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointments of chief justices of the four high courts. Law Ministry has issued notifications of the appointment of chief justices after approval by the President.
The Law Ministry has issued notification of appointment of Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the new chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The notifications of appointment of Justice SM Attique Shah as chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), Justice Rozi Khan as the chief justice of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) and Justice Junaid Ghaffar as the chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) have also been issued.
Justice Atiq Shah takes oath as PHC CJ
Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Justice Atiq Shah was sworn in as the chief justice in Peshawar today.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House in Peshawar, where Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administered the oath to Justice Atiq Shah. KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was also present.
The chief justice’s post fell vacant with the elevation of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The ceremony was attended by present and serving judges of the Peshawar High Court, prominent lawyers and other high-ranking officials.
Reporters: Awais Kiyani, Mumtaz Jamali and Rimsha Ismail