Prime Minister Imran Khan on nominated for Monday former main justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for in office of caretaker prime minister.
announcement It was made PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, who the prime minister said made in decision after approval by the PTI main committee.
“I propose a name of Judge (retired) Gulzar Ahmed, former main justice of Pakistan to Consider for appointment as watchman prime minister”, the letter from the Prime Minister to the President reads.
former The appointment of the CJP follows a letter written earlier today by President Dr. Arif Alvi in prime minister and Leader of opposition in outgoing National Assembly (NA) Shahbaz Sharif to propose names of suitable persons for appointment as acting prime minister pursuant to section 224-A(1)of Constitution.
The letter came the next day after the NA Vice Speaker banned distrust confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran and the President dissolved the lower house of parliament on in the former tip.
Letter, copy of which the available with Dawn.comdeclared that the National Assembly and the federal cabinet were dissolved in accordance with Article 58(1) of Constitution on Sunday.
The President stated that Prime Minister Imran will continue to occupy office until an interim prime minister has been appointed made 224-A(4) of Constitution.
Alvi told the two that in if they don’t agree on appointment within three days of dissolution of na, they should forward two candidates each for a committee to be formed by the speaker, consisting of eight members of the outgoing National Assembly, or the Senate, or both, with equal representation from the Treasury and the opposition.
However, the PML-N President stated that he would not participate in process and called it “illegal”. He said that the President and prime minister broke the law and interrogated how they could approach the opposition.
Judge Gulzar – 27th Chief justice of Pakistan
judge Ahmed, who was sworn in in as the 27th chief justice of Pakistan on December 21, 2019 was born on February 2, 1957 in Karachi in family of Nur Muhammad, an eminent jurist. He served as chief justice until February 2022.
His primary school was from the city’s Gulistan school, according to the Supreme Court website. Then he went on to earn bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Government National College Karachi followed by a law degree from SM Law College Karachi.
He acted as advocate on January 18, 1986 and joined high court on April 4, 1988 He subsequently became advocate of Supreme Court on September 15, 2001
Judge Ahmed was elected honorable secretary of Sindh High Court Bar Association in Karachi for in year 1999-2000
Throughout his legal practice, he has mostly remained on civil-corporate side, acting as legal advisor to numerous multinational and local companies, banks and financial institutions.
Ahmed was promoted to referee of Sindh High Court (SHC) on August 27, 2002 He was notified as Senior Judge Puisne. of SHC on February 14, 2011, and was later elevated to the Supreme Court. year on November 16th.
