Which top judges did not attend the full court reference?

ISLAMABAD: Six top judges of the Supreme Court did not attend the full court reference held at the apex court on Friday to honour outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Shahid Waheed, and Justice Ayesha Malik skipped the reference. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, however, has gone to perform Umrah.

Full court reference: My judgments always based on law, says Justice Faez Isa

Supreme Court judges including CJP-designate Justice Yahya Afridi, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan and representatives of bar councils were in attendance.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s wife, Sarina Isa, also attended the reference.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa is to retire today (Friday), after serving for more than a year.

The oath-taking ceremony of new CJP Justice Yahya Afridi will take place tomorrow. President Asif Ali Zardari will administer the oath to the new CJP.