Explanation

Supreme Court Justice Umar Ata Bandial will take oath as Pakistan’s 28th chief justice on February 2, replacing incumbent CJP Justice Gulzar Ahmed. President Arif Alvi formally appointed Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, as the country’s next chief judge. Justice Bandial will don the robes as the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Feb 2, 2022 after incumbent CJP Gulzar Ahmed leaves on Feb 1, after two years and 42 days in office. He was appointed to the highest judicial office in the land on Dec 21, 2019.