ISLAMABAD: Justice (Retd) Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice (Retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel took oath as ad hoc judges Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered oath to the retired judges of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court judges and Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Awan participated in the swearing-in ceremony.

It should be noted that Justice (Retd)Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice (Retd)Mazhar Alam Miankhel have been appointed for one year.

The name of the two judges as ad hoc judges was approved in the Judicial Council meeting after which President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari signed the appointment summary of the two judges.

On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf had called the ad-hoc judges as a conspiracy in the Supreme Court and requested the Judicial Commission of Pakistan  to stop the appointment of ad-hoc judges.

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Earlier, Justice (Retired) Mazhar Alam Miankhel has agreed to be appointed as an ad hoc judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan.

President Asif Zardari has approved the appointment of two ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court, including Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice (retd) Sardar Tariq Masood.

Justice (Retd) Mazhar Alam Mian Khel had previously apologized for becoming an ad hoc judge.