ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Munib Akhtar took oath as Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan during a ceremony.

The oath was administered by Justice Yahya Afridi, in a simple and dignified ceremony in Supreme Court Islamabad on Saturday.

Justice Munib Akhtar will act as Chief Justice of Pakistan during the period Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa remains abroad.

The Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, representatives of Pakistan Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar Association attended the ceremony.

Registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan, Jazeela Aslam conducted the proceedings of oath-taking ceremony. Officers and staff of the Supreme Court of Pakistan were also present at the occasion.

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Earlier, Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that beneficiaries of Form-47 are making verbal and personl attacks on judiciary and brave judges such as Justice Babar Sattar and those who wrote letters about meddling in judiciary affairs.

He said this while talking to media persons at Adiala Jail after hearing his cases, here on Friday.