Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Newly-appointed Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan on Wednesday said he had already told Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan that he will not take the case of Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
Addressing Press Association of Supreme, the attorney general said that he will not tolerate anyone’s interference in his matters. Won’t take directives from anyone except relevant departments, he added.He said he has nothing to do with Justice Qazi Faez Isa reference.
Court, the AGP said that PM Imran Khan was categorically informed that reference is important and AGP office was ready to perform its role.
“I thought PM Khan would not appoint me after my take on the case.”He said government will focus more on cases related to national security and revenue.
Khalid Jawed said as AGP he is representative of the federation and simultaneously his job is to assist the courts also. He called upon media to highlight the mistakes in the legal process.
Answering a question, the AGP said though his parents have political background, but he is no political affiliation with any of the party.
Earlier, Barrister Khalid Javed Khan, had excused himself from proceedings of Justice Qazi Faez Isa case by justifying before the Supreme Court that there “is a conflict of interest.”
“I can’t appear in this case on the government’s behalf […] I request the court to approve my request as there’s a conflict of interest,” he said, adding that Additional Attorney General Mr Rehman was already prepared to proceed with the case.
Importantly, the government had decided to hire services of a “private” lawyer for the same case, and was considering various names, sources privy to the matter told the media.
Khan was appointed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government as the new Attorney General after Anwar Mansoor Khan resigned from the office earlier on Thursday.
