PTI-led govt appoints apolitical lawyer as KP advocate general
Akhtar Amin
Thursday, September 05, 2013
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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government on Tuesday set an example by appointing a lawyer having no political affiliation as the Advocate General because every ruling party in the past appointed lawyers affiliated to it on this important constitutional post.
The Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued the notification of Abdul Latif Yousafzai as Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the same time, the department accepted the resignation of the incumbent Khalid Khan.
The previous Awami National Party-led provincial government had appointed the party-affiliated senior lawyers including Ziaur Rehman, Asadullah Khan Chamkani, now judge of the Peshawar High Court and Khalid Khan as advocate generals.
However, the PTI-led provincial government changed the tradition and appointed an apolitical lawyer Abdul Latif Yousafzai as the Advocate General. Abdul Latif Yousafzai, a resident of Swabi presently settled in Peshawar, has 40 years experience as a lawyer and has served on various important positions.
He has pleaded civil, criminal, banking, commercial and labour laws cases at all the courts, including the high courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan.
From 1986 to 1991, he was a special prosecutor of the anti-narcotics cases and legal advisor to the Customs and Income Tax departments. He represented as legal counsel of different banks including IDBP, NBP, UBL, MCB, NIB Bank and Equity Participation Fund.
He also remained deputy attorney general of Pakistan at Peshawar following his appointment in October 25, 1992. He also served as deputy prosecutor general, NAB at Peshawar from 1999 to 2000.
The federal government had also notified him as member of Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Known as ADR COMMITTEE for Customs, Federal Excise and Sales Tax. He also remained as Special Prosecutor, Customs, Peshawar from October 1986 to July 1991.
Besides, he was elected four times as member executive Supreme Court Bar Association. He was also elected secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 2001. He was twice elected as vice-president of Supreme Court Bar Association from 2003 to 2005.
Meanwhile, the Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department also issued notification of Mian Arshad Jan as additional advocate general and Mujahid Ali Khan as deputy advocate general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Both belong to Chief Minister Pervez Khattaks native Nowshera district. Their proposed appointment had triggered controversry among Nowshera lawyers belonging to the PTI and caused a split in their ranks.
However, like the other ruling parities the PTI also appointed the lawyers affiliated to it as deputy advocate general and additional advocate general in the Advocate Generals office of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It is pertinent to mention that some PTI lawyers had expressed serious reservations over the appointment of deputy advocate general and additional advocate general. They demanded that first the law officers appointed by the former Awami National Party-led provincial government should be removed and it should be followed by appointments made on merit from among the lawyers affiliated to the PTI.
Source:http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-Ne...ints-apolitical-lawyer-as-KP-advocate-general
Akhtar Amin
Thursday, September 05, 2013
From Print Edition
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government on Tuesday set an example by appointing a lawyer having no political affiliation as the Advocate General because every ruling party in the past appointed lawyers affiliated to it on this important constitutional post.
The Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued the notification of Abdul Latif Yousafzai as Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the same time, the department accepted the resignation of the incumbent Khalid Khan.
The previous Awami National Party-led provincial government had appointed the party-affiliated senior lawyers including Ziaur Rehman, Asadullah Khan Chamkani, now judge of the Peshawar High Court and Khalid Khan as advocate generals.
However, the PTI-led provincial government changed the tradition and appointed an apolitical lawyer Abdul Latif Yousafzai as the Advocate General. Abdul Latif Yousafzai, a resident of Swabi presently settled in Peshawar, has 40 years experience as a lawyer and has served on various important positions.
He has pleaded civil, criminal, banking, commercial and labour laws cases at all the courts, including the high courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan.
From 1986 to 1991, he was a special prosecutor of the anti-narcotics cases and legal advisor to the Customs and Income Tax departments. He represented as legal counsel of different banks including IDBP, NBP, UBL, MCB, NIB Bank and Equity Participation Fund.
He also remained deputy attorney general of Pakistan at Peshawar following his appointment in October 25, 1992. He also served as deputy prosecutor general, NAB at Peshawar from 1999 to 2000.
The federal government had also notified him as member of Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Known as ADR COMMITTEE for Customs, Federal Excise and Sales Tax. He also remained as Special Prosecutor, Customs, Peshawar from October 1986 to July 1991.
Besides, he was elected four times as member executive Supreme Court Bar Association. He was also elected secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 2001. He was twice elected as vice-president of Supreme Court Bar Association from 2003 to 2005.
Meanwhile, the Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department also issued notification of Mian Arshad Jan as additional advocate general and Mujahid Ali Khan as deputy advocate general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Both belong to Chief Minister Pervez Khattaks native Nowshera district. Their proposed appointment had triggered controversry among Nowshera lawyers belonging to the PTI and caused a split in their ranks.
However, like the other ruling parities the PTI also appointed the lawyers affiliated to it as deputy advocate general and additional advocate general in the Advocate Generals office of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It is pertinent to mention that some PTI lawyers had expressed serious reservations over the appointment of deputy advocate general and additional advocate general. They demanded that first the law officers appointed by the former Awami National Party-led provincial government should be removed and it should be followed by appointments made on merit from among the lawyers affiliated to the PTI.
Source:http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-Ne...ints-apolitical-lawyer-as-KP-advocate-general
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