Justice Kareem Khan Agha has taken the oath as a judge of the Federal Constitutional Court. Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Justice Aminuddin Khan administered the oath.

Earlier on Friday, at a separate oath-taking ceremony, Justices Aamir Farooq, Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Ali Baqir Najfi were also sworn in as judges of the court.

The ceremony, held at the Islamabad High Court, was also attended by Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Sardar Sarfraz Dogar, other High Court judges, the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, lawyers, and other dignitaries.

The Ministry of Law and Justice has officially issued a notification appointing six judges to the Federal Constitutional Court: Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Aamir Farooq, Justice Kareem Khan, Justice Rozi Khan, Justice Ali Baqir, and Justice Arshad Hussain.

It should be noted that Justice Musarrat Hilali has excused herself from being part of the Federal Constitutional Court due to health problems.

Three Islamabad High Court judges – Justice Mohsin Akhtar, Justice Tariq Mahmood, Justice Ijaz Ishaq, Justice Saman Rifat Imtiaz, and Justice Babar Sattar were not present at the oath-taking ceremony.

The Federal Constitutional Court’s headquarters will be established at the Islamabad High Court, where Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan will occupy Room No. 1, and Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar will move to Room No. 2.

Earlier on Friday morning, President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to Justice Aminuddin Khan as the first Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court.