Making matters worse for the AGP, the Pakistan Bar Council filed a contempt petition against him as well as the law minister. In fact, the federal government submitted a statement to the Supreme Court on Thursday distancing itself from Anwar’s comments. According to sources, the law minister is not in favour of appointing Khalid as the new top law officer. It has also been learnt that there is an old rivalry between the law minister and Khalid over ideological differences. He enrolled as a high court advocate in 1991 and became an advocate of the Supreme Court in 2004.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2020 16:00 UTC