Justice Qasim Khan takes oath as LHC chief justice

Justice Qasim replaces Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh

Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan took oath as new Chief Justice of Lahore High Court today. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN

Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan took oath as the new chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday, Radio Pakistan reported.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House in Lahore and administered by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar.


Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, provincial ministers, judges of LHC, and other prominent personalities also attended the ceremony.

The decision by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to decide on a new LHC chief justice comes as Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh retired on March 18.