Farogh Naseem takes oath as federal minister for third time

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Farogh Naseem has taken oath as the country’s federal minister for the third time. 

The oath-taking ceremony was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in which President Dr. Arif Alvi administered the oath to Farogh Naseem.

Earlier, Farogh Naseem resigned from his designation last month on 1st June to represent the government in the Justice Qazi Faez Isa case before the Supreme Court.

The law minister sent his resignation letter to the Prime Minister Imran Khan for approval. Law minister represented federation after the Attorney General for Pakistan, Khalid Javed, recused himself from representing the federal government in the presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

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It is pertinent to mention here that Federal Minister for Law Barrister Farogh Naseem resigned from his post on June 01 to represent the government in the Justice Qazi Faez Isa case before the Supreme Court. The law minister sent his resignation letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan for approval.

Farogh Naseem had resigned for the first time when he was hired by the federal government in a case related to extension of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure. He was sworn in as Federal Law Minister for the second time after the completion of the case.