LAHORE: Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh on Thursday took oath as acting chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi administered the oath to the acting chief justice in a ceremony held at the LHC Judges Lounge.
LHC judges, advocate general Punjab, the Pakistan Bar Council and Punjab Bar Council office-bearers, law officers and a large number of lawyers attended the ceremony.
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