Additional Attorney General Tariq Khokhar resigns

ISLAMABAD: Additional Attorney General Tariq Mehmood Khokhar on Tuesday resigned from his position, saying that his conscience does not allow him to pursue the high treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

Khokar had filed the petition on behalf of the government seeking to postpone the judgement against the former president in the Islamabad High Court.

The now former additional attorney general, according to sources privy to the matter, had met Prime Minister Imran Khan prior to his resignation. The two reportedly discussed the Musharraf case during their meeting.

Khokar was appointed as the additional attorney general in July 2018.