After former law minister and a veteran lawyer in criminal administration of justice Azam Nazir Tarar resigned from the portfolio due to personal reasons during last week, PML-N leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been assigned the responsibility as new law minister.
Former speaker National Assembly and incumbent Economic Affairs minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will also oversee federal law ministry as new law minister after former law minister and a veteran criminal lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar resigned from the portfolio due to personal reasons.
According to a notification issued on Monday, Former speaker National Assembly and incumbent Economic Affairs minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been given the portfolio of Law and Justice in addition to his duties as minister for economic affairs.
Tarar had supported Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s nominations of junior judges for elevation to the Supreme Court on the federal government’s instructions. However, a lawyer close to Tarar has been cited revealing that he was not comfortable with the government’s decision, and therefore, decided to tender his resignation.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Ahsan Bhoon welcomed Tarar’s resignation. He said that Tarar showed loyalty to the party by following the government’s instruction, but he stood with the bar by tendering his resignation.
On the other hand, some powerful circles were upset at the anti-army sloganeering that took place during the Asma Jahangir Conference, in his presence. Newspapers reported that Tarar resignation is ramification of the such episode.
