Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SC takes notice of resignation and appointment of Attorney General

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  • Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued the order for non-assistance in case.
  • Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that Ashtar Ausaf has resigned.
  • Supreme Court summoned the next hearing on January 17.

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan took notice of resignation and appointment of Attorney General and sought record in this regard on January 17.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued the order for non-assistance by the deputy attorney in the case against the property.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked that “we are not getting proper support in cases from the Attorney General’s Office, who is the Attorney General to which the Deputy Attorney General replied that the Attorney General is Ashtar Ausaf.”

Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that Ashtar Ausaf has resigned, his resignation has been accepted.

A two-member bench headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued an order in which it was said that who is the new Attorney General. To which Deputy Attorney General Shafqat Abbasi replied that “I do not know.”

Justice Qazi Faez Issa called Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman to the rostrum and asked him who is the new Attorney General.

The Additional Attorney General also expressed ignorance about the Attorney General, on which Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that how is the country running without an Attorney General.

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ECP postpones LG elections in Islamabad

ECP postpones LG
  • A five-member commission heard the case.
  • Islamabad administration recommended increasing the number of UCs.
  • Ali Nawaz Awan said misconceptions are being spread regarding the law.

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed local government(LG) elections in Islamabad on Tuesday.

A five-member commission chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner has announced the judgement in case related to LG elections in Islamabad.

Advocate General Jahangir Jadoon and former Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf, while Babar Awan and Ali Nawaz Awan from PTI and Mian Aslam from Jamaat-e-Islami appeared before the Election Commission.

Former Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf said in arguments that the Islamabad High Court has given a decision regarding LG elections. The Islamabad administration recommended increasing the number of Union Councils, increasing the number of USCs due to the increase in the population of Islamabad.

Member Ikaramullah asked whether a census was conducted in this regard. To which the former Attorney General replied that the Statistical Institute reported an increase in the population of Islamabad. The ECP should look into the issue of population growth as Islamabad High Court also recognized the increase in population.

Ashtar Ausaf argued that the Islamabad High Court has given the authority to the ECP to take the final decision.

The former Attorney General said that in the past, even after the schedule was released, the elections were postponed. The Election Commission has to decide according to the constitution and law.

Ashtar Ausaf argued that the Election Commission should redistribute constituencies in Islamabad according to the new law.

Election Commission member Nisar Durrani said that section 4 of the Act should also be read and explained.
The former attorney general replied that it is the authority of the federal government to demarcate union councils, to which member Nisar Durrani said that the number of union councils was increased to 101 in June.

Member Ikramullah Khan said that we also have the record of NADRA, according to our record the population of Islamabad has not increased so much.

The Chief Election Commissioner said that every other day the governments postpone LG by amending the Election Act.

Ashtar Ausaf requested ECP to conduct LG elections in Islamabad based on 125 union councils.

Ali Nawaz Awan’s lawyer Babar Awan argued that three misconceptions are being spread regarding the law.

 

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