Justice Gulzar’s appointment as new CJP notified

ISLAMABAD: Senior most judge of the Supreme Court (SC) Justice Gulzar Ahmed will take oath on December 21 as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa will lay the robe on December 20 after reaching the age of superannuation.

President of Pakistan Arif Alvi on Wednesday appointed senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Gulzar Ahmed as Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). After taking oath, Justice Gulzar, will serve until February 1, 2022.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (3) of Article 175-A read with Article 177 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the president is pleased to appoint Justice Gulzar Ahmed, the most senior judge of Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of Pakistan with effect from December 21, 2019,” says a notification issued from the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The Law Ministry, the other day had forwarded a summary to the Prime Minister’s Office for the appointment of Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the new chief justice of Pakistan.