Justice Rizvi to act as Fed­eral Constitutional Court CJ

KARACHI: The senior puisne judge of the Fed­eral Constitutional Court (FCC) Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi on Tuesdaytook oathas acting chief justice of the FCC. He will act in the abse­n­­ce of incumbent FCC Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, who is currently abroad.

Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha of the FCC administered the oath to Justice Rizvi in a simple. dignified ceremony held at the Supreme Court Karachi Registry.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by the acting Chief Justice of Supreme Court Mu­­nib Akhtar, Justice Moham­mad Shafi Siddiqui of the SC. officials of the FCC and SC.

A court house for the FCC in the provincial met­ropolis has recently been setup within the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry.

According to the statement issued here by the FCC, Justice Aminuddin Khan is currently on an official visit to St Peters­burg in Russia to attend an international legal conference aimed at promoting judicial cooperation, exchange of legal expertise. dialogue on contemporary constitutional and legal issues.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2026