ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Justice Sh. Najamul Hassan as the Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC).

The committee held an in-camera meeting at Parliament House.

The meeting, chaired by MNA Syed Naveed Qamar, was attended by Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi, Senator Ilyas Ahmed Bilour, MNA Mahmood Bashir Virk, MNA Muhammad Arshad Khan Leghari and the Senate secretary.

The parliamentary committee, after deliberations and perusal of record, confirmed Justice Hassan’s appointment for a period of two years against the anticipated vacancy which will occur on the retirement of Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan, the incumbent FSC Chief Justice.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2017