Politics
Justice Qazi Faez Isa will be the next CJP: Arif Alvi approves notification
Justice Faez Isa will be the new Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) after a notification to that effect has been approved by the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi.
Justice Isa will assume the charge as the new Chief Justice on September 17, 2023, after the retirement of current CJP Umar Atta Bandial under Article 179 of the Constitution.
The current head of the apex court, Justice Umar Atta Bandial, will reach the age of retirement on September 16, 2023.
President Alvi will administer the oath to Justice Isa, making him the 29th senior judge to take the oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).