Justice Naqvi resigns following misconduct probe

Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi resigned on Wednesday as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan saying it was no longer possible for him to continue.

Naqvi had been facing charges of misconduct and was embroiled in ongoing proceedings at the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in this regard. A day earlier, the apex court turned down Naqvi’s plea to halt the ongoing misconduct…