ISLAMABAD – Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, who has been appointed as Pakistan’s 7thcaretaker Prime Minister, previously performed duties as the 22nd ChiefJustice of Pakistan. He remained in office from 6 July 2014 till 16 August2015.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, he also rendered services as theacting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan from 30 November to 6 July2014.

Justice Mulk is one of the seven judges who signed an application on Nov3, 2007, restraining the government to impose martial law in Pakistan.

He later joined the judiciary on Sept 20, 2008, under the Naek formula whenhe took a fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court with his seniorityintact.

Justice Mulk also presided and heard the Mukhtaran Mai case – a highlycontroversial gang rape case that occurred in 2002.

Belonging to Mingora, Justice Mulk has acquired a Bachelor’s degree in law(LLB) from Peshawar University in 1972. He later on went to United Kingdomto do his Master’s (LLM) at the Inner Temple, where he qualified asbar-in-law in 1976.