KARACHI, March 15: Sindh Advocate-General Anwar Mansoor Khan on Thursday changed his mind about resigning in protest against the ‘confinement’ of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, leaving media organisations which had received his resignation letter slightly bewildered.

The province’s top law officer insisted that the letter had been faxed to newspaper offices by mistake.

He refused to be drawn on what caused the sudden change of heart.

“The original is with me in Islamabad where I am at the moment. The letter was never submitted to the Sindh governor. So, there is no question of my resigning and then subsequently withdrawing my resignation,” Mr Khan told Dawn.

Sources, however, told Dawn that the resignation letter had been delivered by hand to the Sindh governor at around 12.15pm.

The letter says: “With a very (heavy) heart, and having no complaints with yourself and the Government of Sindh, where I selflessly served for over 4 years, I, for the reasons, that the Hon’ble Chief Justice continues to be in confinement, despite the overwhelming demand for his release, tender my resignation.

“Your Honour, I have during my tenure, attempted to give the true perspect of law and do all what I could, to protect the Government of Sindh. Despite this resignation, I shall be available, should the Government require my services in any manner whatsoever.”