{
  "id": 2480678,
  "title": "Justice Rizvi takes oath as acting Constitutional Court of Pakistan chief justice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/justice-rizvi-takes-oath-as-acting-constitutional-court-of-pakistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:41:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024468/justice-rizvi-takes-oath-as-acting-constitutional-court-of-pakistan-chief-justice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi took oath as acting Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCC) on Friday, stepping into the role in the absence of Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, who is currently on an overseas visit. The oath-taking ceremony, held at the court, was presided over by Justice Aamer Farooq and attended by FCC judges, court staff, and representatives from the Ministry of Law, the Supreme Court Bar Association, and the Pakistan Bar Council. Following the swearing-in, Justice Rizvi assumed his duties to ensure the continuous and efficient delivery of constitutional justice. Additionally, Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi hosted a delegation of probationary officers from the Civil Services Academy at the Supreme Court, providing them with an interactive session that covered the fundamentals of parliamentary democracy and the separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}