Staff Reporter :
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has declined to accept the title of “National Reformer” as suggested by a High Court rule issued on Monday, according to an official government statement released on Tuesday.
The High Court bench earlier this week issued a rule asking the authorities to explain why Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus, currently serving as the head of the interim government, should not be formally recognised as the “National Reformer” for his contributions to state reform.
In response, the government clarified that Professor Yunus has no personal interest in receiving such a title and that it has no plans
to bestow it.
“The government has taken note of the rule issued by the High Court and will respond in due course once a copy of the order is received,” said the statement, issued by the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser’s Office.
It further stated that the application for the title appears to have been submitted independently by a petitioner, and the basis for such a request remains unclear. The Attorney General’s Office will take appropriate legal measures as required, it added.
The clarification comes amid ongoing public and legal discourse surrounding Professor Yunus’s role in leading reforms under the interim administration that assumed office following the political upheaval of August last year.
