The oath is taken by newly appointed SC judges.

Six recently appointed Supreme Court judges were sworn in during a ceremony held in Islamabad on Friday.

They were sworn in by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi, and attorneys and justices from the highest court attended the ceremony.

Among the justices who were recently sworn in were Justices Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Salahuddin Panhwar, Shakeel Ahmad, Aamer Farooq, and Ishtiaq Ibrahim.

The Islamabad High Court’s (ICH) Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb swore in as the Supreme Court’s acting justice.

Thursday, February 13 was the intended date of the oath-taking ceremony. It was delayed until Friday, though, because the Ministry of Law and Justice had not released the notification for the new judges until late at night.

Two senior judges and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) boycotted the appointment of new judges to the supreme court, but the Judicial Commission of Pakistan authorized it.