Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry took oath of the office of Acting Governor Punjab here on Friday morning.
LHC Senior Judge, Justice Chaudhry Ejaz Ahmad administered the oath in a simple but impressive ceremony held here at Governor House.
Later, Justice Chaudhry Ejaz Ahmad took oath of office as the LHC Acting Chief Justice from the Acting Governor Punjab.
Punjab Governor Lieutenant General (Retd) Khalid Maqbool left Thursday night for a week-long tour of the United States, where he is scheduled to participate in the New York Azadi Parade held every year by Pakistani expatriates to mark the country's Independence Day celebrations
High Court Judges, members of the Punjab Cabinet, District Nazim and Secretaries in the Punjab Government also attended the oath-taking ceremony.