MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court Chie
f Justice Ibrahim Zia on Saturday announced that the annual increment for court employees would be conditional to regular offering of
prayers. He made this announcement soon after taking oath of his office.
He also announced that
prayers would be mandatory for all employees and there would be a designated court
break for
prayers. “There shall be two groups of employees for
prayers. I will lead one group, and our regular
prayer leader will lead the other group,” Justice Zia continued. AJK
Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, Legislative Assembly Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir, senior minister Chaudhry Tariq Farooq, outgoing chi
ef justice Muhammad Azam Khan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chie
f Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, and several cabinet members, judges, lawyers and government officials attended the oath-taking ceremony. The notification regarding Justice Zia’s new appointment had been issued on Feb 13.
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