*KARACHI: Justice Gulzar Ahmed, senior pusine judge of the Supreme Court ofPakistan, took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday.*

Justice Mushir Alam administered the oath to the acting chief justice at asimple at the apex court’s Karachi registry.

Judges of the Supreme Court, including Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice MunibAkhtar, and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah attended the ceremony. Judges of SindhHigh Court (SHC), including Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, Faheem AhmedSiddiqui, Mazhar Alam, and Abdul Malik Gaddi, were also present on theoccasion.

Besides, lawyers, including SHC Bar Association president Muhammad Aqil andKarachi Bar Association (KBA) president Naeem Qureshi, also attended theceremony.