ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered to submit record of the appointment and resignation of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) on January 17 next after taking notice of the appointment and resignation of the same.
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A two-member SC bench, headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, issued the order over non-cooperation by the deputy attorney general.
During the course of proceedings today, the SC judge noted that the court is not getting proper assistance in cases from the AGP’s Office.
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Justice Isa asked Deputy Attorney General Shafqat Abbasi who the new AGP is. “I don’t know,” replied the deputy AG.
Justice Isa then called Additional Attorney General (AAG) Aamir Rehman to the rostrum and asked him the same question. The AAG also expressed ignorance about the new AGP.
On this, Justice Isa inquired, “How is the country running without an AGP?”
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Later, the Supreme Court court summoned records regarding the outgoing AGP’s resignation and the appointment of his successor on January 17.
