President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Justice Yahya Afridi as the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
The President of Pakistan also approved Justice Yahya Afridi to take oath as Chief Justice on October 26.
The President of Pakistan has appointed the new Chief Justice Yahya Afridi for 3 years from October 26.
President Asif Ali Zardari appointed the Chief Justice of Pakistan under Article 175 A(3), 177 and 179 of the Constitution.
It should be remembered that the special parliamentary committee established for the appointment of the Chief Justice of Pakistan nominated Justice Yahya Afridi as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan yesterday.
Talking to journalists after the meeting of the committee, Azam Nazir Tarar said that the committee has sent the name of Justice Yahya Afridi to the Prime Minister with a two-thirds majority.
Later, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif sent a recommendation to the President of Pakistan to appoint Justice Yahya Afridi as the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
It should be noted that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has been elected by a parliamentary committee. Before that, in the light of the decision of the Al-Jihad Trust case, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court was the Chief Justice of the country.
Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa is retiring from office on October 25. Before the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was to become the next Chief Justice of Pakistan under the principle of seniority.
