ISLAMABAD: A number of foreign dignitaries will be attending the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Friday.

Justice Khosa will be administered oath as the 26th chief justice by President Dr Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-i-Sadr at 10am.

The ceremony will be attended not only by judges of the Supreme Court, senior lawyers and others but also by President Supreme Court of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Narin Ferdi Sefik, Chief Judge State of Borno Nigeria Kashim Zannah, former senior puisne judge Supreme Court of India and President Governing Committee of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Savita Lokur (spouse) and Sandra E Oxner, former judge and founding president Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Canada.

Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2019

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