ISLAMABAD, OCT 26 (ONLINE): Justice Yahya Afridi took oath as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan Saturday.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to him at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.
The President and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who was also present on the occasion, felicitated Justice Yahya Afridi on his elevation as the Chief Justice of Pakistan
The ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the heads of the three armed forces, the Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, senior judiciary judges, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, Punjab Governor Saleem Haider, federal ministers, and other prominent personalities.
Additionally, Supreme Court Justices Ayesha Malik and Athar Minallah were also present at the oath-taking ceremony.
Senior puisne judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah did not attend ceremony being in Saudi Arabia for performance of Umrah. .
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