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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik seems to be in the clear now that President Asif Ali Zardari has turned his earlier dismissal as Additional Director General of the FIA into retirement.
Malik was dismissed in 1998 from his position as the Additional Director General of the FIA over corruption charges.
Following the Supreme Court's decision, in which it declared the controversial NRO illegal and unconstitutional, Malik's position as the Interior Minister came into jeopardy.
The Interior Ministry then sent a summary to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to have Malik's dismissal turned into retirement, under section 23. The summary was forwarded despite the Law Ministry advising against it.
Gilani approved the summary and then forwarded it to the President who also followed suit.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Malik's dismissal turned into retirement
Malik was dismissed in 1998 from his position as the Additional Director General of the FIA over corruption charges.
Following the Supreme Court's decision, in which it declared the controversial NRO illegal and unconstitutional, Malik's position as the Interior Minister came into jeopardy.
The Interior Ministry then sent a summary to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to have Malik's dismissal turned into retirement, under section 23. The summary was forwarded despite the Law Ministry advising against it.
Gilani approved the summary and then forwarded it to the President who also followed suit.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Malik's dismissal turned into retirement
