The Sindh government has appointed Assistant Advocate General Adnan Karim Memon and former additional advocate general Qasim Mirjat as additional advocates general. Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad signed the summary for both law officers after receiving it from the Chief Minister’s House. Both have been appointed on the recommendation of Senate Chairman Farooq H Naik. Memon belongs to the chamber of Naik, while Mirjat is also his close friend. Appointments and promotions on political recommendations are very common in Sindh. The current Sindh Prosecutor General Shadat Awan is a leader of the Pakistan People’s Party and also the president of the People’s Lawyer Forum (PLF) Sindh chapter. Sindh Advocate General Fatah Malak was appointed on the recommendation of Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, while Sindh Additional Advocate General Shafi Memon belongs to the chamber of Senior Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq. Memon is also the taluka president of Pakistan People’s Party in Dadu. Another Sindh Additional Advocate General Miran Muhammad Shah is the younger brother of federal minister Naveed Qamar, Assistant Advocate General Zafar Usmani is the PLF Karachi division president and Additional Advocate General Halima Khan and Assistant Advocate General Saifullah have been appointed on the quota of the ruling party’s coalition partner, the Muttahida Quami Movement. In violation of the Supreme Court’s directions, 167 law officers are still working as lower judiciary law officers. They were appointed without taking the Public Service Commission Examination, which is mandatory for the post.
