By Xinhua
Islamabad : Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, the state-run PTV reported Saturday.
President General Pervez Musharraf administered the oath of office to the chief justice, the report said.
Earlier, the Pakistan Army troops entered the building of the Supreme Court and the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was verbally told that his services were not required any more.
Musharraf, as the chief of army staff, promulgated a provisional constitutional order (PCO) after he declared a state of emergency in the country Saturday.
According to the PCO, the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance.
Under the PCO, the national assembly, senate and the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan will remain functional, with the prime minister and his cabinet, chief ministers and provincial cabinets and the governors and all those in the service of Pakistan will continue performing their duties.