Barrister Zafarullah to oversee law ministry till formal appointment of minister
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Law, Barrister Zafarullah Khan was on Monday handed the additional charge of governing the affairs of the law ministry till the formal appointment of a law minister, DawnNews reported.
Former law minister Zahid Hamid had resigned on November 27 as the government gave in to the demands of protesters camped out at Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange after efforts to remove them failed. The removal of the federal law minister had been the prime demand of the protesters, who had disrupted life in the twin cities for almost three weeks.
The protestors had alleged that the law minister had been responsible for a controversial amendment in the written oath regarding the finality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) submitted by all Muslims contesting elections.