Justice Gulzar Ahmed sworn in as 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Justice Gulzar Ahmed was sworn in as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday.

President Arif Alvi administered the oath to Justice Ahmed at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, members of the federal cabinet, parliamentarians, services chiefs and serving and retired judges of the Supreme Court and lawyers.

Chief Justice Ahmed replaces chief justice (retd) Asif Saeed Khosa, whose tenure came to an end with his retirement yesterday after serving as country's top judge.

Justice Ahmed will serve till February 21, 2022.

On December 4, the law ministry notified the appointment of Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the new chief justice of Pakistan.

The notification stated, 'In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (3) of Article 175 A, read with Article 177 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to appoint Mr Justice Gulzar Ahmed, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of Pakistan with effect...