Justice Kalhoro sworn in as acting Sindh High Court chief justice
Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi administered the oath at Governor House in Karachi, with judges and lawyers attending the ceremony.
Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro took the oath of office as Acting Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court on Saturday, with Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi administering it at Governor House in Karachi.
Judges and members of the legal fraternity attended the ceremony, according to UrduPoint, which reported that the governor congratulated Justice Kalhoro on assuming the responsibilities of the post and extended his best wishes for the assignment. The outlet dated the ceremony to 14 November.
The Associated Press of Pakistan carried the event in its photos section, with a caption recording that the governor administered the oath to Justice Kalhoro at Governor House. Its report gave no further detail of the proceedings.
Neither report stated why an acting appointment was made, which judge had held the office before Justice Kalhoro, or how long he is to serve in the acting capacity. Neither carried a statement from Justice Kalhoro himself, and neither named the other judges or lawyers present beyond saying that a large number attended.
The Sindh High Court is based in Karachi. Its chief justice heads the provincial judiciary, and the post becomes vacant or falls to an acting arrangement whenever the sitting chief justice retires, is elevated or leaves office.
The oath was administered at the Governor House, the same building where provincial governors swear in ministers and where the Sindh cabinet is sworn. UrduPoint described the ceremony as simple and dignified, and reported the governor's congratulations as the only remarks from the occasion.
Justice Kalhoro's appointment as acting chief justice was reported by both outlets on the same day as the ceremony. No notification text, gazette order or tenure length appeared in either account.
How the reports differ
UrduPoint carried the substance of the ceremony: the judges and lawyers who attended, the governor's congratulations to Justice Kalhoro and his wishes for the new assignment, and the date of 14 November. The Associated Press of Pakistan reported the event as a photograph caption from its pictures section, naming the governor and the judge and the venue with no further detail. Both outlets identified the same governor, the same judge and the same venue, and neither gave a reason for the acting appointment or its length.
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