Pakistan's new chief justice aims for order in pre-election chaos

Qazi Faez Isa enters political minefield as nation heads for late-January polls

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Qazi Faez Isa takes the oath to become the new chief justice of Pakistan in Islamabad on Sept. 17. (Pakistan's Press Information Department via Reuters)

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- When Qazi Faez Isa assumed the role of Pakistan's chief justice earlier this week, he immediately signaled that he is a different breed of jurist. For the first time in the country's history, he ordered a live broadcast of court proceedings on national TV.

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