Shoe-shining deputy attorney general sacked

Now he has lot of time to open his own mochi ke dokaan & shine shoes. :smiley:

BBC News - Pakistan sacks ‘shoe-shining’ law officer Khurshid Khan

The Pakistani government has sacked the deputy attorney general, Khurshid Khan, who hit the headlines when he polished shoes at Sikh temples in India.

No reason for his removal was given, but Mr Khan said the move was politically motivated.

Mr Khan told the BBC he had been warned to drop corruption cases against powerful figures in the government.

He was accused of defaming the country by shining shoes and sweeping floors on an official visit to India in March.

Mr Khan, who is currently in Nepal, said he performed the service to promote inter-faith harmony and to improve the image of Islam and Muslims.

The BBC’s Shahzeb Jillani says it is believed that some in the Pakistani government were upset with him, particularly after photographs of him showing him polishing shoes of devotees at shrines in India were splashed across newspapers.

Last month, the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan denounced him, saying his actions had damaged the country’s image.

Talking to the BBC from the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, Mr Khan said he would pursue his fight against corruption with greater determination.

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How does that defame anyone! :smack:

I just looked at the article and this caught my eye: “Pakistani official Khurshid Khan said he polished shoes as penance for Taliban crimes.”

This is what the government might have objected to. Makes it sound like talibans and their crimes are all the fault of Pakistani government and hence I’ll polish some shoes for you as self-punishment.

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^ this did not catch ur eye?

"Mr Khan told the BBC he had been warned to drop corruption cases against powerful figures in the government."

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Yes, that too. :D

Can he not sue anyone for sacking him without reason?

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Raising objection about dear corruption is a good enough reason for PPP to sack anyone. Now, only if you excel in corruption, they'll promote you.

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^^^ He was asked to explain his actions 8 months back & he never did. Bar council has suspend him & issued show case notice to him for his actions. Now that he has been fired, he thinks it was b/c of corruption? Jeez talk about cynicism.

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^ Maybe he was shining the wrong shoes.