*LAHORE: Punjab Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department has barredAdvocate General Ahmad Awais from appearing in cases on behalf of theprovincial government. *
In a letter to the A.G. Punjab provincial law department has wrote that theAdvocate General has violated the administrative rules while appearingbefore the court in the Governor’s petition.
“It is the advocate general’s responsibility to give advice to theprovincial government,” the letter read. However, there is no government inthe province,” according to the letter.
The law department has requested the A.G. not to appear in the casespertaining to the administrative matters.
The AGP is requested to abstain from appearing on behalf of the provincialgovernment in writ petition having no administrative issues relating to theprovincial government, the law department wrote.
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A.G. Punjab in reply to the letter, has said that he will continue toperform his duties as per the constitution, until and unless not beingrelieved by the governor from the office.
“I was summoned by the high court in Hamza Shehbaz oath-taking case and itdirected me to get instructions from the Governor and appear before thecourt,” Advocate General Ahmad Awais wrote.
“I will tender my resignation as the new government takes the reins,however, will continue to work till holding the office as per theconstitution,” Ahmad Awais said in his reply.
