ISLAMABAD: A lawyer affiliated with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s lawyer wing has challenged the appointment of two Additional Advocate Generals in the Lahore High Court on the grounds that they are members of the Insaf Lawyers Forum and the party’s central executive committee.

The petition filed by advocate Afzal Azeem Pahat, a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said that as Additional Advocate General Umair Khan Niazi and Anis Hashmi are active party members they are not eligible to hold any office. He maintained that the post of AAG is included in the Service of Pakistan and by a principle that a government employee cannot hold the office of any political party.

Pahat pointed out that the appointment was a violation of the constitution.

He requested the court to order removal of both the AAGs from their posts and withdraw salaries and privileges received by them.