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ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar resigned from his post citing ‘personal reasons’.

His resignation came hours after he took to Twitter and expressed disappointment over slogans raised against Pakistan’s state institutions while he was sitting as a chief guest there.

I am disappointed the way a small group of participants behaved at AJCON22 today by unnecessarily chanting slogans against state institutions n not listing to the achievements so far made for their benefits. We must respect each other’s point of view#hallmark of democratic socity

— Azam Nazeer Tarar (@AzamNazeerTarar) October 23, 2022

Tarar 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. His support for the elevation of junior judges was severely criticized by lawyers’ fraternity as well as bar associations across Pakistan.

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In his resignation, Azam Nazeer Tarar wrote “I have had the great honour and privilege to serve my country as the federal minister for law and justice under the able leadership of Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Shareef, prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. “However, due to personal reasons, I am unable to discharge my duties as the federal minister.”