ISLAMABAD: Aminuddin Khan has taken the oath as the first Chief Justice of Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, where President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, heads of the Air Force and Navy, and other senior officials attended the ceremony.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yahya Afridi, Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, along with federal ministers and members of parliament, were also present at the event.
Earlier, on the advice of the Prime Minister, President Zardari had approved the appointment of Justice Aminuddin Khan, and the Ministry of Law and Justice had issued the official notification.
Justice Aminuddin Khan previously served as the head of the constitutional bench and was due to retire on November 30.
Following the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, six judges of the Federal Constitutional Court are scheduled to take their oaths at the Islamabad High Court.
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Preparations for the judges’ swearing-in ceremony have been completed, with arrangements made in the open area between the Islamabad High Court judges and the administration block. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan will administer the oath to the new judges.
The possible judges to take the oath also include Justice Amir Farooq, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice K.K. Agha, Justice Rozi Khan, and Justice Ali Baqar Najfi.
