Islamabad: Senior PML-N leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was appointed as new Minister for Law and Justice by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

According to notification issued, Sadiq has been given portfolio of Law and Justice in addition to his duties as minister for economic affairs. Last week, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar resigned from his position as law minister due to “personal reasons”. Tarar had supported Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s nominations of junior judges for elevation to Supreme Court on federal government’s instructions. However, a lawyer close to Tarar revealed that he was not comfortable with government’s decision and therefore decided to tender his resignation. Supreme Court Bar Association President Ahsan Bhoon welcomed Tarar’s resignation.

He said that Tarar showed loyalty to party by following government’s instruction, but he stood with bar by tendering his resignation. On other hand, some powerful circles were upset at anti-Army sloganeering that took place during Asma Jahangir Conference, in his presence. This resignation is seen in context of that episode.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 01 2022

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