Pakistan gets new CJ

Justice Yahya Afridi took oath as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday in a ceremony attended by top government officials. He replaced Qazi Faez Isa, who retired on Friday.

President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the new Chief Justice.

PM Shehbaz Sharif and cabinet ministers attended the ceremony. Justice Afridi was nominated as CJ by a Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) formed after the recently adopted 26th Constitutional Amendment, which brought numerous changes to the judiciary.

Ban lifted on Imran’s meetings in Jail

Pak’s Punjab government has lifted a ban on meetings of ex-PM Imran Khan, who is been lodged in a Rawalpindi Jail. The ban was imposed on Oct 4 over ‘security concerns’