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In this file photo, Governor Shah Farman administers oath to Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan as the Peshawar High Court acting chief justice. INP
PESHAWAR: Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan was sworn-in as the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court at the Governor’s House here on Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman administered the oath to him.
The chief justice’s post had fallen vacant on Nov 12 after the incumbent, Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, died of novel coronavirus.
The country’s president appointed Justice Qaiser, the senior puisne judge of the high court, as the chief justice under Article 193(1) of the Constitution on the recommendation of the judicial commission for the appointment of judges, while the law and justice ministry notified the appointment on Jan 5.
PDM Reiterates Threat of Long March if Imran Khan Doesn’t Resign by Jan. 31
th death anniversary with promises of maintaining pressure until PTI-led government ousted
The 11-party united opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday staged its latest “power show” in Larkana, Sindh’s Garhi Khuda Bux, reiterating their threats of a long march on Islamabad if Prime Minister Imran Khan does not step down by Jan. 31.
Marking the 13th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the public gathering of thousands was hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), with party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari promising that if Khan did not resign, jiyalas (PPP loyalists) would “drag him off his seat.”