Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, a senior judge of the Supreme Court took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan after Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's departure for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah on Monday. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk administered oath to the acting Chief Justice at Supreme Court building in Islamabad. Representatives of the bars, prominent lawyers and law officers attended the oath taking ceremony, said a press release issued here.
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