Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed new Chief Justice of Pakistan on Wednesday, 2 January, according to a media report.
President Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Justice Khosa, who will assume the charge of his office on 18 January, The Express Tribune reported.
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Incumbent Chief Justice Saqib Nisar will be retiring from service on 17 January.
Justice Khosa, 64, has been a senior Justice of the Supreme Court since December 2016. He has also served as an advocate in the Lahore High Court and Supreme Court.