Justice Jawwad S Khawaja has taken oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) during the period CJP Justice Nasirul Mulk remains abroad. Justice Saqib Nisar administered oath to him at a ceremony at Supreme Court in Islamabad on Saturday.
The ceremony was attended by judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, senior lawyers and officers of the Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan. Supreme Court Registrar Syed Tahir Shahbaz conducted the proceedings of oath taking ceremony.