Notification issued to appoint Justice Gulzar Ahmed as new CJP
Notification issued to appoint Justice Gulzar Ahmed as new CJP.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A notification to appoint Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has been issued after approval from President Dr. Arif Alvi, Dunya News reported on Wednesday.
The notification – issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice – states that the president has approved the appointment of Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the new CJP under Articles 175-A and 177 of the constitution.
It is pertinent here to mention that the incumbent Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will retire on December 21 and Justice Gulzar Ahmed – the senior most judge of the apex court – will assume charge on the same day.