Former attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) Irfan Qadir on Tuesday as a legal consultant to the president.
Islamabad: Ex-AGP Irfan Qadir appointed a legal consultant to president. According to details, the cabinet secretariat issued the notification in this regard following the approval of the prime minister. Qadir had been made a consultant at the president’s secretariat.
According to a notification, Qadir has been appointed for a two-year contract.
Qadir had also served as a special assistant to PM Shehbaz Sharif during the latter’s term as the country’s premier in 2022.
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– Ishaq Dar appointed deputy PM –
Separately, PM Shehbaz appointed on Sunday Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as the country’s deputy prime minister.
The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued by the Cabinet Division.
The notification stated that “The Prime Minister has been pleased to designate Mr Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, as Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan with immediate effect and until further orders.”
Dar had became the third individual to hold this prestigious position in the country’s political history.
Ex-AGP Irfan Qadir appointed a legal consultant to president
The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces.[4][5] The Presidency is a ceremonial position in Pakistan. The President is bound to act on advice of Prime Minister and cabinet. Asif Ali Zardari is the current President since 10 March 2024.
The office of president was created upon the proclamation of Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956. The then serving governor-general, Major-General Iskander Mirza, assumed office as the first president. Following the 1958 coup d’etat, the office of prime minister was abolished, leaving the Presidency as the most powerful office in the country. This position was further strengthened when the 1962 Constitution was adopted. It turned Pakistan into a Presidential Republic, giving all executive powers to the president. In 1973, the new Constitution established Parliamentary democracy and reduced the president’s role to a ceremonial one. Nevertheless, the military takeover in 1977 reversed the changes. The 8th Amendment turned Pakistan into a semi-presidential republic and in the period between 1985 and 2010, the executive power was shared by the president and prime minister. The 18th Amendment in 2010 restored Parliamentary Democracy in the country, and reduced the presidency to a ceremonial position.
