ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday has assented Justice Yahya Afridi, a Supreme Court judge, as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
The president made the appointment of Justice Yahya Afridi for a period of three years with effect from October 26, 2024, according to a President House press release.
The appointment was made in exercise of the powers conferred under Articles 175 A (3), 177 and 179 of the constitution.
President Zardari also approved October 26 as the date for administering the oath of office to Justice Yahya Afridi as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan.
The special parliamentary committee nominated Justice Yahya Afridi as next chief justice of Pakistan.
The committee session started again after it was postponed earlier till 8:30pm on Tuesday.
The committee, which held its first round of meeting, was constituted for the first time in the country’s history for the appointment of the top judge.
The committee was formed following the 26th amendment and it comprised of representatives from both the National Assembly and the Senate. It comprised of MNAs Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Naveed Qamar, Rana Ansar, Gohar Ali Khan, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, and Senators Farooq Hameed Naik, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Syed Ali Zafar and Kamran Murtaza.
The session took place at Room No 5 of Parliament House.
The two other judges in contention were Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Munib Akhtar. The outgoing Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire on Oct 25.
