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Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui
Coverage of Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui in the Nexus archive.
Justice Munib Akhtarperson1Chief Justice of Pakistantopic1Supreme Court of Pakistanorganization1Justice Yahya Afridiperson1Federal Constitutional Courtorganization1Karachiplace1Supreme Courtorganization1Justice Shahid Waheedperson1Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghanperson1Lahore High Courtorganization1Punjab Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunalorganization1judicial integritytopic1public trusttopic1
- Justice Munib Akhtar takes oath as acting CJP
Justice Munib Akhtar took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) in Karachi, administered by Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui. The current CJP, Justice Yahya Afridi, is abroad, and Akhtar will act in his absence.
- Judges who lose public trust should be removed: SC
The Supreme Court ruled that judges whose conduct compromises judicial integrity and erodes public trust should be removed from service. This decision overturned a tribunal's 2025 ruling that had reduced a judicial officer's penalty from removal to compulsory retirement due to insufficient corruption evidence but upheld a tarnished reputation charge.