ISLAMABAD: Can former law minister Farogh Naseem represent Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa before the Supreme Court.The former law minister claims his practice licence has been restored by the Attorney General (AG) however, Pakistan Bar Council’s vice president says AG’s decision was declared null and void by the bar council and his licence is still under suspension.Senior legal and constitutional experts including Hamid Khan, former Attorney General Irfan Qadir believe that AG has no power to restore the practice licence of a lawyer. The enrollment committee of bar council takes the decision whom to enroll or expel.Vice Chairman Pakistan Bar Council Syed Amjad Shah while talking to The News informed that the Attorney General had restored the licence of Dr Farogh Naseem in June 2019. However, the PBC in its meetingContinued on Page 8
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Can Farogh represent Gen Bajwa in his tenure extension case?
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