ISLAMABAD: Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar has been sworn in as Chief Justice of Pakistan under the Provisional Constitution Order soon after the imposition of emergency by Chief of Army staff Gen Pervez Musharraf.
President Gen Pervez Musharraf administered the oath at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Saturday evening. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Senior military officers and Federal Ministers attended the ceremony.
Under the PCO the Supreme Court or a High Court and any other court shall not have the power to make any order against the President or the Prime Minister or any person exercising powers or jurisdiction under this authority.
All persons who immediately before the commencement of this order were in office as judges of the Supreme Court, the Federal Shariat Court or a High Court shall be governed by and be subject to the oath of office (Judges) Order 2007 and such further orders as the President may pass.
Soon after the announcement of emergency Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was removed from his post as army troops take control of the Supreme Court. | 
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