ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (APP): Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan on Friday was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court, following the signing of the 27th constitutional amendment into law a day earlier.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to the newly appointed chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Started with the recitation of the verse from the Holy Quran, the ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief Justice Yahaya Afridi.
Chairman of Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, federal ministers, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, were also present, besides parliamentarians and notables from the legal fraternity.