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Pakistani official sacked after polishing shoes in India
Thursday August 02, 2012 06:12:35 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Khursheed Khan, a deputy attorney general in Peshawar,
who aimed at creating inter-faith harmony by polishing shoes of
worshippers at different temples and gurdwaras in India and
Pakistan, has been removed from office.
Khan was sacked by the federal government Wednesday, and another
lawyer named Farooq Shah appointed in his place, the Dawn reported
Thursday.
Currently on a visit to Nepal, Khursheed told reporters in
Pakistan by telephone from Kathmandu that "some elements" were
trying to dislodge him from his post due to certain reasons, but
that he would spill the beans only after returning to Pakistan.
Apart from Khan, there were two deputy attorneys general in
Peshawar, who represent the federal government in the high court.
Advocates Ijaz Khan and Jabbar Khan Khattak were appointed deputy
attorneys general for Peshawar and Bannu.
Dawn said Khursheed Khan was "known for his unusual acts". Before
the 2002 general elections, he had fired at his hand as a mark of
protest.
He was a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party, and was
reportedly under pressure from his own party to withdraw in favour
of a candidate of the Awami National Party.
In 2007, he sprayed black paint on the face of advocate Ahmad Raza
Kasuri at the entrance of the Supreme Court, Dawn said.
In 2010, he started community service at gurdwaras in Peshawar as
a mark of solidarity with the Sikh community after one of its
members was killed by militants.
Khan later visited India with a delegation of the Supreme Court
Bar Association and offered community service at the Golden Temple
in Amritsar.
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