ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minister Maula Bux Chandio has resigned from his post soon after reports surfaced that his predecessor Babar Awan could be reappointed as law minister.
Senior Pakistan Peoples Party leader Khurshid Shah, speaking to reporters at an event in Islamabad on Tuesday, hinted that Awan might be returning to the post that he had relinquished to represent the federation in the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reference case in the Supreme Court.
If Awan is reappointed, analysts say, it could be another move of defiance on part of the government that is already embroiled in a tussle with the judiciary over the National Reconciliation Ordinance case.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had suspended Awan’s license temporarily for contempt of court and asked the federation to find a new lawyer. Soon afterwards, reports started circulating that Awan may be brought back as law minister.
Awan is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari later today.
Senior Pakistan Peoples Party leader Khurshid Shah, speaking to reporters at an event in Islamabad on Tuesday, hinted that Awan might be returning to the post that he had relinquished to represent the federation in the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reference case in the Supreme Court.
If Awan is reappointed, analysts say, it could be another move of defiance on part of the government that is already embroiled in a tussle with the judiciary over the National Reconciliation Ordinance case.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had suspended Awan’s license temporarily for contempt of court and asked the federation to find a new lawyer. Soon afterwards, reports started circulating that Awan may be brought back as law minister.
Awan is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari later today.