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Farooq H Naek, a long-time member of Pakistan's PPP party and former law minister, has resigned from his position on the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). In a letter to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Naek cited personal commitments as the reason for stepping down. He had previously served on the JCP since its establishment and participated in numerous proceedings related to judicial appointments across various high courts and the Supreme Court.

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Farooq H Naek, a prominent member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former law minister, has resigned from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). The resignation was due to personal commitments, according to a letter he sent to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. Naek had previously represented the PPP chairman in significant legal cases before the Supreme Court and defended former President Asif Ali Zardari in graft cases. His involvement with the JCP included participating in appointments for judges of various high courts and the Supreme Court. This resignation marks a notable change within the influential JCP, impacting judicial processes in Pakistan.

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PPP stalwart Farooq H. Naek has resigned from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) — a constitutional body which appoints judges in the superior judiciary. asserted

which → resign → judiciary

“Yes, I have resigned from the body [due to] personal commitments,” the senator, who has also served as chairman of the upper house of Parliament, told Dawn. asserted

who → resign → Dawn

In a one-page letter addressed to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who is the leader of the house in the Senate, Naek expressed gratitude at being appointed a member of the JCP from the treasury benches. asserted

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He said that it was a “great honour and privilege” for him to serve as a member of the JCP. asserted

him → say → JCP

Naek had participated in a number of JCP proceedings to appoint judges for different high courts as well as the Supreme Court. asserted

Naek → participate → courts

As a lawyer, he represented PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari before the SC in the presidential reference moved by the latter’s father, President Asif Ali Zardari, in the murder case of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. asserted

he → represent → Bhutto

He also appeared in several constitutional petitions before the SC, including cases concerning reserved seats, amendments to the accountability laws, presidential immunities and provincial assembly disputes. asserted

He → appear → laws

Although he remained associated with the PPP for three decades, he shot to prominence when he defended late former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Zardari in a number of corruption and criminal cases during former military dictator Pervez Musharraf’s rule. asserted

he → remain → rule

As a law minister, he also defended the then-federal government in the infamous graft case against Zardari, but eventually dispatched a letter to Swiss Legal authorities in line with SC directions in the National Reconciliation Order case in November 2012 to reopen the case. asserted

he → defend → case

Naek has served as a senator from Sindh since 2003. asserted

Naek → serve → 2003

He was appointed the law minister after the 2008 general elections, and reappointed in April 2012 after his three-year term as Senate chairman. asserted

He → appoint → chairman

PPP stalwart Farooq H Naek resigns from Judicial Commission of Pakistan

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