Islamabad (Web Desk): Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Justice Ali Baqar Najafi took oath as the Supreme Court (SC) judge on Wednesday.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi administered him the oath at a ceremony at Supreme Court in Islamabad.
SC judges, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP), senior lawyers, officers of the Federal Judicial Academy, Law Officers and officers of Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan attended the ceremony.
The oath-taking ceremony was held following Justice Najafi’s formal appointment by President Asif Ali Zardari, with the Ministry of Law and Justice issuing the official notification a day earlier.
"In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 177 read with clause (8) of Article 175A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan is pleased to appoint Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Judge Lahore High Court, as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan with effect from the date he makes oath of his office," the notification read.