Pakistan Bar Council demands removal of Law Minister Farogh Nasim

• The council alleged that the law minister was the 'mastermind of conspiracies against the judiciary'.
• The council wants PM to expel Naseem in the interest of the country.

After the resignation of Anwar Mansoor Khan as the attorney general of Pakistan (AGP), the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has now called for the removal of Federal Law Minister Farogh Nasim from the cabinet.

In a press release issued on Saturday, the council alleged that the law minister was the 'mastermind of conspiracies against the judiciary'. The PBC has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to 'immediately remove the law minister from the cabinet'.

"The prime minister of Pakistan is urged upon to immediately expel him from the federal cabinet in the larger national interest and continuity of the democratically elected government, lets, it is too late."

On Thursday, Anwar submitted his resignation letter to President Arif Alvi. “I note with profound regret that the Pakistan Bar Council, of which I am the Chairman, has demanded through its press release dated 19th of February 2020 that I resign forthwith from the Office of the Attorney General of Pakistan."

Both the PBC and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had demanded the resignation of Anwar following his controversial statement regarding a full-court bench hearing Justice Qazi Faez Isa's case. The bench has been hearing the presidential reference against Justice Isa for not disclosing the foreign assets of his family.