President Zardari approves foreign visits of CJP, FCC chief justice

President Asif Ali Zardari has approved foreign visits by the chief justice of Pakistan and the chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

According to a statement issued by the President’s House, President Zardari granted the necessary no-objection certificate (NOC) and leave to the chief justice of Pakistan for visits to the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan.

The chief justice is scheduled to undertake the visits during two separate periods, from October 14 to 21 and from October 27 to November 4, 2026. The approvals cover the required permission and leave for the overseas engagements.

In a separate decision, the president also approved a visit to Azerbaijan by the chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan, again on the prime minister’s advice.

According to the official statement, the chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court will visit Azerbaijan from October 19 to 22, 2026, to attend a conference of constitutional courts and institutions exercising constitutional jurisdiction across the Turkic world.

The conference is expected to bring together representatives of constitutional judicial institutions to discuss matters related to constitutional jurisdiction and judicial cooperation.

The approvals formalise the planned international engagements of the two senior judicial officials. Further details about their respective schedules and meetings were not provided in the announcement.