Ex-AGP denies being 'asked to leave'.

ISLAMABAD -- Former AttoArney General for Pakistan (AGP) Shehzad Ata Elahi on Saturday denied that he had been asked to resign and cited personal reasons for quitting the prestigious office.

It was 'absolutely incorrect' that he had been asked to resign, he said in a clarification.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah earlier told a private news channel that Mr Elahi had been asked to resign since he could not present the federal government's stance in a strong manner before courts in some cases.

'In fact when I communicated my intention to resign to senior members of the government I was requested to defer sending the resignation to the president and at their request I handed the original resignation over to a senior minister,' so that the government send it to the president at its convenience, Mr Elahi said in the clarification.

'Unfortunately, some facts were selectively leaked to media yesterday (Friday) and while I avoided engaging with the numerous reporters and media channels who contacted me repeatedly a distorted narrative is being created...