ISLAMABAD: Mansoor Usman Awan has withdrawn from consideration for appointment as Pakistan’s new attorney general (AGP). Mansoor Usman Awan refuses to become AGP.
According to sources from The Express Tribune, Mansoor Usman Awan refuses to become AGP. Further, Awan notified the federal administration in power that he would not be able to assume the role of AGP at this time.
On December 24, President Dr Arif Alvi accepted the summary pertaining to Awan’s appointment as the new AGP. However, a segment of the judiciary had misgivings, therefore his notification was not sent out.
Sources claim that the administration has resumed its search for a new AGP following Awan’s rejection. In the meantime, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, a former AGP, had his resignation approved.
Mansoor Awan enjoys a solid reputation in the legal community.
He earned the Dean’s Award for Leadership from Harvard Law School after completing his Master of Law (LLM) in 2005. From 2004 to 2005, he also presided over the Harvard Graduate Council.
In addition to receiving the Charles Earl Bevan Petman legal prize for first place in criminal law and the Justice M. Jan Memorial gold medal for first place in jurisprudence, he completed his Bachelor of Law (LLB) at the Punjab University Law College in 2002.
In addition, he served as the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) legal representative in a number of cases, such as the application of Article 95 and the president’s request for an interpretation of Article 63(A) of the Constitution.
Awan also submitted a petition on behalf of the SCBA challenging Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution’s lifetime exclusion of MPs.
