President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Justice Yahya Afridi as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).

Justice Afridi will serve a fixed three-year term starting on October 26, according to PTV News.

This appointment follows Articles 175A(3), 177, and 179 of the Constitution.

Justice Afridi is scheduled to take his oath as CJP on Saturday.

The 26th Amendment, which modified the nomination process for the CJP, requires that the top judge be appointed based on the recommendation of a Special Parliamentary Committee from among the three most senior judges of the Supreme Court.

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