Law minister Hamid decides to surrender portfolio: report

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Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid has decided to surrender his portfolio, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.

According to the channel, Hamid said that several cases against him were sub-judice in courts so morally he could not keep the ministry.

On Monday, an appeal was filed before the Supreme Court, asking it to restrain Hamid from performing his duties as law and justice minister until the court decided cases seeking trial of ex-president Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution.

“Now when the petitions (for Musharraf’s treason trial) are at a final stage, Hamid who was the brains behind the November 2007 emergency, has now been inducted (once again) into the federal cabinet as law minister with mala fide intentions of giving a safe passage to Pervez Musharraf,” noted advocate Sheikh Ahsanuddin, who had also petitioned against Musharraf.

“All records regarding proclamation of emergency in 2007 are in the custody of the law minister and there is every possibility that there could be manipulation or tampering of records to benefit the former president,” Ahsanuddin said.

Asking for the inclusion of Hamid as one of the respondents in the pending petitions, Ahsanuddin argued that the federal minister could not distance himself from the 2007 emergency.

“All notifications concerning the proclamation of emergency were issued by the law ministry on the directions of the minister,” the petitioner claimed.

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21 COMMENTS

  2. Is he not a Pakistani? A Pakistani minister will not resign come what may! One has to be removed by supreme court or by "chhitrol".

  3. Mr Ravian i think u have been proved wrong in just a few minutes. I suppose u r a Pti follower.

  4. Pakistan was a much better place under Musharraf. Just compare the raw data of his era to any other.

  5. Zahid Hamid is a different breed from the other PMLN yoobos… therefore his actions will have NO EFFECT whatsoever on other, infact they will be falling all over each other to take his position….

  10. Zahid Hamid is a different breed from the other PMLN yoobos… therefore his actions will have NO EFFECT whatsoever on other, infact they will be falling all over each other to take his position….

  13. This is just a topi drama. All cases against him will be dismissed very soon, and he is doing this just to look good.

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