Islamabad: Acting President on recommendation of Prime Minister has appointed most Senior Judge of Supreme Court Justice Shakirullah Jan as an Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan in the absence of CJP Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, local newpaper reported Friday.
Justice Shakirullah is going to hold the post during CJP Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry visit to London on 28th and 29th May to receive International Jurist Award 2012.
Meanwhile, Justice Shakirullah Jan is also the acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan. He was nominated as acting CEC by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on 22nd March in pursuance of Article 217 of the Constitution.