Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar has been reinstated as the federal minister for law and justice on Wednesday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rejected his resignation.
According to a notification from the federal government, Tarar was allocated the law and justice portfolio while Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Political Affairs Ayaz Sadiq ceased to "hold the portfolio of law and justice".
The Cabinet Division has issued a notification to the effect.
Mr Tarar resigned as the law minister in October over "personal reasons" after which Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was appointed in his place. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asked Tarar to continue serving as the law minister and that he would not accept his resignation.
A delegation of federal ministers Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Economic Affairs Minister Ayaz Sadiq and Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique led by financial czar Ishaq Dar, visited Mr Tarar’s residence in the federal capital to convey the PM’s message.
