Times of Islamabad

Naeem Bukhari likely to be appointed as Attorney General of Pakistan

Naeem Bukhari likely to be appointed as Attorney General of Pakistan

*ISLAMABAD – Advocate Naeem Bukhari is likely to be appointed as theAttorney General of Pakistan, media report had revealed.*

Advocate Naeem Bukhari is expected to be appointed as Attorney General ofPakistan if the decision gets approval from the federal government, ARYNews has reported.

Prime Minister Imran Khan is willing to appoint the renowned lawyer for thetop post while Naeem Bukhari had also already held a meeting with thepremier.

It is likely for another meeting to be held between PM Imran Khan and NaeemBukhari Advocate on Tuesday (today) or Wednesday (tomorrow), sources added.

The lawyer is likely to be appointed as attorney general of Pakistan by thefederal government this week. However, sources revealed that Bukhari hasshown no interest to assume charge of the attorney general’s office.

Bukhari is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court (SC) who had fought manyhigh-profile cases including Panama Papers’ case against the Sharif family,whereas, he is also known as a famous television personality.