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Eminent lawyer Munir A. Malik. — Photo courtesy: www.hrw.org

KARACHI: Eminent lawyer Munir A. Malik is to be the new attorney general of Pakistan, highly placed sources told Dawn.com on Wednesday.

The notification in this regard will be issued in the next couple of days and Malik is expected to assume office at some point next week.

Malik will replace currently attorney general Irfan Qadir who is facing contempt proceedings before the Supreme Court.

Malik is a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and was a leading figure in the movement for the reinstatement of judges deposed by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

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