Ministry of Law on Friday sent to the Prime Minister's Secretariat the summary for appointment of the new Chief Justice of Pakistan.

The report said that Justice Gulzar Ahmed, senior judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan, has been named as the new chief justice.

He will replace the present chief justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, who is retiring on Dec 20.

Justice Gulzar will resume the charge as the new chief justice on December 21, if his appointment is approved by the prime minister.

According to the official website of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar remained Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan from 20th - 28th November, 2018 and 13th - 17th May, 2019.

Justice Gulzar sought his early education from Gulistan School, Karachi and obtained B.A. Degree from Government National College, Karachi and LL.B. Degree from S. M. Law College, Karachi.

He then enrolled as an Advocate on 18th January, 1986 and as an Advocate of the High Court on 4th April, 1988 and then as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 15th September, 2001.