C T Online Desk: The government on Wednesday named Prof Ali Riaz as head of the Constitutional Reform Commission, replacing Supreme Court lawyer Shahdeen Malik.
The Cabinet Division issued a circular in this regard as per the directive of the chief adviser of the interim government.
However, the circular did not cite any reason for the change.
Ali Riaz, a Bangladeshi-American, is a distinguished professor of political science at Illinois State University, US.
On September 11, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced formation of six commissions to reform the judiciary, election system, administration, police, Anti-Corruption Commission, and the constitution. He also announced the chiefs of the commissions.
The following day, the government issued a circular and Shahdeen Malik, a Supreme Court lawyer, was mentioned as the chief of the Constitutional Reform Commission, reads Wednesday’s circular.
