ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Munib Akhtar on Tuesday took oath as acting chief justice of Pakistan during the absence of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi.
Supreme Court judge Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Supreme Court Judges’ Block. The ceremony was attended by Supreme Court judges, law officers and court staff.
Justice Munib Akhtar will perform the duties of chief justice while Chief Justice Yahya Afridi is on an official visit to South Korea from October 27 to November 4.
President Asif Ali Zardari had earlier approved Chief Justice Yahya Afridi’s foreign visits to the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan, along with the required leave and no-objection certificate (NOC), on the advice of the prime minister.
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