ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (FD): In a late-night development and hours after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s meeting Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar has tendered resignation from his post as Federal Minister for Law and Justice.
In his resignation, Tarar stated that personal reasons are behind his decision to quit the office. According to some TV channels, Mr Tarar tendered his resignation citing ‘anti-establishment slogans’ raised at the Asma Jahangir Conference in Lahore on Sunday.
Tarar sent his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi late Monday night. “I have the great honour and privilege to serve my country as the federal minister for law and justice under the able leadership of Mian Mohammed Shehbaz Shareef,” he said in his resignation letter.However, his resignation has so far not been accepted.
The law minister was also said to be under immense pressure for casting his vote in favour of some ‘junior judges’, along with Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, who were being elevated to the Supreme Court.
Mr Tarar was chief guest at the Asma Jahangir Conference where some of the participants chanted slogans against the establishment during his speech.
