An accountability court on Tuesday resumed hearing the Avenfield reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who appeared in court without his lawyer.
Judge Muhammad Bashir, who is hearing the reference, asked Nawaz today if he wanted to hire another legal counsel or continue with Haris — whose recusal request has not yet been accepted.
To this, Nawaz answered that the decision was not an easy one. “A lawyer worked hard on this case for nine months; it is not an easy decision,” Nawaz told the court.
The deposed prime minister then lamented that his lawyer had informed the court of his inability to work on Saturdays and Sundays.
“Nearly hundred attendances have been marked in the case,” Nawaz lamented. “Is this case going to be heard 24 hours a day and seven days a week?”
“Is there any similar example?” Nawaz questioned. Earlier, Legal Counsel of Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Khawaja Haris on Monday excused from representing Nawaz Sharif from in the NAB references filed against his family.
Announcing his decision to withdraw his legal services to Nawaz during the hearing of Al-Azizia reference, Haris said the Supreme Court had ‘dictated on completing the trial within a month.’
