Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Justice is a cabinet-level ministry of Pakistan, responsible and for the enforcement of law and administration of justice.
The ministry's political executive figure is known as the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, who must be an elected legislator and Parliamentarian. The Minister for Justice is associated with enforcing laws and administration of government judicial departments, and is a public face of the government in legal services required by the state. The ministry's administration is headed by the Law Secretary of Pakistan. The ministry is also represented by the Attorney General as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, representing it in civilian Supreme Court cases, and assisting the Minister for Justice and the government in legal cases. Both the Minister for Justice and Attorney General are nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and are members of the Cabinet. It is currently headed by Farogh Naseem as of 20 August 2018. The current Law Secretary of Pakistan is Muhammad Khashih Ur Rehman appointed on 07 October 2019. He is the youngest ever Law Secretary serve the country.
