ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) DrTauqir Shah on Tuesday offered his resignation after the chief justicequestioned the grounds of his appointment and his closeness to ShahbazSharif.
Shah will, however, represent the country at a WTO conference and then stayon for a month’s time in order to wind things up.
Chief Justice (CJ) Mian Saqib Nisar had taken suo moto notice in April,when news of an extension granted to him had surfaced.
Shah was formerly the principal secretary of Punjab Chief Minister ShahbazSharif but was removed after Model Town incident in 2014, in which he wasaccused but not indicted.