ISLAMABAD: Justice Muneeb Akhtar has taken oath as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan here in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian Saqib Nisar administered the oath to the newly elevated judge of the apex court.
Judges of the top court, office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association and other members of the legal fraternity were present on the occasion.
Lately, President Mamnoon Hussain elevated Justice Munib Akhtar – who was a senior Sindh High Court (SHC) judge – as Judge of the top court of the country.
Earlier, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the chief justice’s (CJP) proposal to elevate Justice Akhtar as a judge of the Supreme Court.
