The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought a reply within three weeks from federal secretary law in a petition against termination of at least 62 "federal counsel" and for the release of their withheld salaries. Advocate Ahsan filed the petition saying the PPP government had appointed federal counsels when Farooq H Naek was federal law minister.
However, Babar Awan after his appointment as the law minister immediately removed all the federal counsels and also diminished the said posts.