ISLAMABAD: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Supreme Court was sworn in on Thursday as acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani.

Replacing Justice Nasirul Mulk, he is the third acting CEC since the resignation of retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim from the position on July 30 last year.

Justice Mulk resigned as acting CEC on Wednesday after his elevation to the post of Chief Justice of Pakistan with effect from July 6.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Supreme Court building and attended by judges of the Supreme Court, the attorney general, officers of Election Commission of Pakistan, prominent lawyers and law officers.

Published in Dawn, July 4th, 2014